First Up for Tuesday 17 March 2020

5:52 AM.Doctors in South Auckland say their district - filled with hundreds of churches, is at high risk of a community outbreak and that the messaging is still not clear among its Pasifika community. Dr… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.In France, cafes, restaurants, cinemas and most shops have shut until the 15th of April, as the country tries to stop the spread of the virus. The French goverment have also banned gatherings of more… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Religious communities around the country have ramped up their own restrictions around mass gatherings with some churches cancelling services altogether and encouraging members to stay home. Some… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.Some retirement villages are calling on the government for support to deal with the possibility of a potential outbreak of Coronavirus. Internationally, the fatality rate of coronavirus is about… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.The Prostitutes Collective is urging sex workers to contact Work and Income New Zealand amid the covid-19 pandemic. It's National Coordinator, Dame Catherine Healy says sex workers are going to take a… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.Let's begin in the UK, where the total number of people to test positive for the virus has risen to 1,543. Indira was joined by our correspondent Alex Cadier. Audio