China News Agency, March 5th. According to the New Zealand Herald, on the 5th local time, New Zealand Health Minister David Clarke said that there was a third confirmed case of new crown pneumonia in the country.
Clarke did not disclose from which area the patient came from, but said it was not associated with the second patient diagnosed on the 4th. It is reported that further information will be released in a media update on the afternoon of the 5th.
It is reported that authorities have begun searching for close contacts of a third patient.