There's been another potential exposure event at south Auckland's Middlemore Hospital
There's been another potential exposure event at south Auckland's Middlemore Hospital
2 October 2021
Counties-Manukau District Health Board advised the Health Ministry last night.
A person turned up at the Emergency Department seeking treatment for issues unrelated to Covid-19.
The patient answered no to all screening questions, but staff noted the y wereshowing symptoms and so tested them.
The person subsequently returned a positive result, and was moved to an isolation ward.
Health officials are now working to establish close contacts, but no staff are required to stand down.
Meanwhile, New Zealand has 27 community cases of Covid-19 today - all in Auckland.
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