France and Spain go into lockdown.ġ6 March: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says any tourists who enter New Zealand and do not self-quarantine will be deported. Finance Minister Grant Robertson says the government is expecting a serious blow to the economy from the effects of the virus and the travel ban. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstoneġ5 March: Two more people test positive for the virus in New Zealand. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Finance Minister Grant Robertson. Strict border measures for people travelling from New Zealand to the Pacific are put in place. Cruise ships are banned from the country. The Black Caps play Australia in an empty Sydney stadium and the rest of the tour is later called off.ġ4 March: As New Zealand's sixth case is confirmed, the government announces anyone entering the country must self-isolate for 14 days, except those arriving from the Pacific.
Italy is put into lockdown.ġ1 March: The WHO declares an official pandemic.ġ3 March: Auckland's Pasifika Festival is cancelled due to concerns about the virus spreading.
The global number of reported cases rises to 101,927.Ĩ March: More than 100 countries have reported cases of Covid-19. He is the partner of the second case, announced on 4 March.ħ March: A fifth case is confirmed - an Auckland woman in her 40s, who is the partner of the third case. This is the first known person-to-person transmission in New Zealand.Ħ March: A fourth case of the virus is confirmed in an Auckland man in his 30s. The global death toll tops 3000.ĥ March: A third case is confirmed in Auckland in a man in his 40s whose family recently travelled from Iran. March 2020ġ March: The NZ government announces anyone who has visited northern Italy and South Korea must self-isolate for 14 days.Ĥ March: An Auckland woman in her 30s who has visited northern Italy is confirmed as being the second case of Covid-19 in New Zealand. Some supermarkets are swamped by people buying toilet paper, hand sanitiser and tinned food. The government places restrictions on people arriving from Iran.Ģ9 February: Health staff begin meeting direct flights landing at New Zealand airports from Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand. February 2020Ģ8 February: New Zealand reports its first case of Covid-19, in a person in their 60s who has travelled to Auckland from Iran. But as cases in Wuhan started to decline, the virus started to explode worldwide, hitting Iran, South Korea and Italy hard, and New Zealand was not immune.ĬOVID-19 Alert System Timeline - Rest of New Zealand Chart: Graphic:RNZ/Vinay RanchhodĪs at 24 March, 2021 New Zealand has recorded 2468 probable and confirmed cases and 26 deaths. In early February, 2020 New Zealand brought in entry restrictions on foreign nationals travelling here from, or transiting through, mainland China. The new type of coronavirus is identified and isolated by Chinese authorities on 7 January, as the virus quickly spread into Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and the United States.īy late January, 2020 the global number of cases rose to nearly 2800 and the death toll reached 80. The coronavirus first appeared in China in late 2019, just a few short months before it made its way to New Zealand. One year later and the country is still dealing with its effects. While a historic case was later classified as New Zealand's first Covid case - as they had reported having symptoms on arrival on 21 February - the first case of Covid-19 in New Zealand was reported on 28 February 2020. COVID-19 Alert System Timeline - Auckland only Chart: Graphic:RNZ/Vinay Ranchhod
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