{"id":378842,"date":"2021-11-08T07:59:09","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T07:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asiapacificreport.nz\/?p=65976"},"modified":"2021-11-08T07:59:09","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T07:59:09","slug":"nz-covid-restrictions-ease-for-auckland-and-northland-190-new-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/11\/08\/nz-covid-restrictions-ease-for-auckland-and-northland-190-new-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"NZ covid restrictions ease for Auckland and Northland \u2013 190 new cases"},"content":{"rendered":"
RNZ News<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today that the New Zealand cabinet agreed to loosen restrictions for Auckland and upper Northland this week, while 190 new cases were reported and the deaths of two people who had covid-19 are under investigation.<\/p>\n Ardern said at the 4pm post-cabinet press conference that last week’s in principle decision to move Auckland to alert level 3, step 2, had been confirmed by cabinet<\/a>.<\/p>\n Auckland will move to the new step from 11.59pm tomorrow, which means retail businesses and public facilities like libraries, museums and zoos can reopen.<\/p>\n Outdoor gathering limits increase to 25 people and the two-household restriction is removed.<\/p>\n “While we’re getting those rates higher still, we are easing into our reopening,” she said.<\/p>\n Ardern said that it’s hoped Auckland will reach 90 percent double-vaccination rates by the end of November, when the city will then change to the new traffic light framework.<\/a><\/p>\n A further 190 new community cases were reported in New Zealand today<\/a>, with 182 in Auckland, seven in Waikato and one in Northland.<\/p>\n 81 covid people now in hospital<\/strong> Two deaths were reported today of people who were positive for covid-19, but their causes of death will be determined by the coroner.<\/p>\n One person in their late 60s died in Auckland City Hospital on Saturday. The patient was admitted to hospital on October 23 for a trauma incident and tested positive for covid-19 on admission, the Ministry of Health said.<\/p>\n Another death was reported in a managed isolation facility this morning. In a statement the ministry said the returnee arrived on November 3 and tested positive during a routine day three test.<\/p>\n The cause of that person’s death will be determined by the coroner, including whether it may have been covid-19 related.<\/p>\n Vaccination rates were key<\/a> in determining if Auckland could relax restrictions, Ardern said.<\/p>\n\n
\nThere is now an increase to 81 people in hospital with covid-19.<\/p>\n