27 Jan 2020

Preparing for coronavirus

From Lately, 10:20 pm on 27 January 2020

This afternoon the Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield and the Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay explained the work that's happening to make sure New Zealand is prepared to deal with any novel coronavirus outbreak.

Dr Bloomfield said that New Zealand is prepared and the likelihood of a sustained outbreak in New Zealand remains low.

Karyn speaks with Dr Michael Baker, Professor of Public Health of Otago University, about how the virus is tracking internationally and what we might expect in New Zealand.

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China flights land in Auckland, but no coronavirus screening Photo: RNZ / YouTube