Audrey Young is political editor for the New Zealand HeraldHealth officials are responding to a new case of coronavirus in the community in Northland. Probable Covid-19 community case: Expert calls for mass testingHipkins and director general of health Ashley Bloomfield will give more details at a press conference at the Beehive at 4pm today. Covid-19 modeller Professor Michael Plank said it was possible the virus was passed from one infected person to another in a managed isolation facility. At today's 1pm Covid update, the Ministry of Health announced there had been eight new Covid cases in managed isolation since Friday. The ministry warned the strains would continue to show up in managed isolation facilities across New Zealand.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 24, 2021 01:06 UTC