The Government is set to update New Zealand on its response to the Covid-19 pandemic at 1pm and reveal the number of new cases. Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield is set to be joined by Police Commissioner Mike Bush at today's update. It comes as yesterday it was revealed there were 47 new confirmed cases and 14 probable cases, bringing the New Zealand total to 708. The South continued to have the most cases by DHB area, followed by Auckland DHB with 104 and Waitemata with 98. The update comes as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the Government wants more testing for Covid-19 in regions with low confirmed cases before deciding whether some could have conditions of the lockdown eased.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 01, 2020 22:07 UTC