China News Service, February 28th. According to Reuters, on the 28th local time, the New Zealand Ministry of Health confirmed that the country was diagnosed with the first case of new coronary pneumonia. The patient has recently returned to New Zealand from Iran.
The Ministry of Health emphasized that although this is the first confirmed case in New Zealand, the risk of a new outbreak of new coronary pneumonia in the community is not high. The Ministry of Health is confident in controlling the risk of an outbreak.
The patient is currently undergoing isolation treatment at Auckland City Hospital and his condition is improving.