New Zealand has suffered its first coronavirus-related death, a woman in her 70s on the West Coast of the South Island. The patient was treated by 21 hospital staff who weren't wearing adequate protective clothing to treat a coronavirus patient, who are now all in self-isolation. New Zealand has suffered its first coronavirus -related death, a woman in her 70s on the West Coast of the South Island. Dr Bloomfield did not say how the woman contracted the disease, but said there was a link to overseas travel. 'Today's death is the reminder of the fight that we have on our hands.

Source: Daily Mail March 29, 2020 00:16 UTC