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Transfer Logistics is closed and is present process deep cleansing after a truck driver examined constructive for Covid-19.
A truck driver who examined constructive for Covid-19 in Christchurch moved alcohol between two warehouses.
The Ministry of Well being became aware of two positive cases, a woman in her 50s and a man in his 40s from the same household, in Christchurch on Wednesday night.
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Director-Basic of Well being Ashley Bloomfield confirmed on Thursday one of many confirmed instances was a truck driver who had pushed round Christchurch and north of the town. His actions had been being traced, Bloomfield stated.
On Friday, a spokeswoman for beverage firm Lion New Zealand stated its Hornby warehouse, which is managed by Transfer Logistics and Warehousing, had been uncovered to a case of Covid-19.
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“This pertains to an exterior truck driver who had been delivering bulk items between two warehouses. The truck driver will not be a Transfer or Lion worker.
“He has not been delivering to Lion clients, shops or venues.”
The Hornby warehouse was closed for deep cleansing and workers had been being examined, and it’s anticipated to reopen on Monday.
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The truck driver was asymptomatic when he visited the warehouse in Hornby.
Transfer Logistics government director Chris Dunphy stated the corporate was informed by Lion on Thursday {that a} Toll Group driver had examined constructive for Covid-19.
“The Toll Group driver attended one in all our shopper’s warehousing websites on October 19 and 20 and was asymptomatic on the time.
“Following Transfer being contacted by our shopper, now we have had our group members on the warehousing web site examined. The location has been closed and deep cleaned, solely as a precaution. All group members on the positioning have subsequently returned a unfavourable first check.”
Stuff approached Toll Group for touch upon Thursday, however it has not responded.
One of many two instances, the lady, travelled back to Christchurch from Auckland on October 15 and contaminated somebody they reside with, it was introduced on Thursday.
The pair – who’re relations – lived in Bishopdale and had been each each unvaccinated.
Hipkins stated that they had not been scanning QR codes repeatedly however had been co-operating with well being authorities. Each instances at the moment are in a managed isolation facility in Christchurch.
Apart from last week’s Blenheim case, the newest Christchurch case is the primary within the South Island for nearly a yr – November 2 of final yr being the final case.
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Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says the preliminary Covid case could have been infectious locally for as much as every week. (File photograph).
At a 1pm briefing on Thursday, Hipkins stated Christchurch will stay in alert degree 2 for now.
The native public well being unit will proceed to interview the 2 instances to determine all doable areas of curiosity, stated Hipkins.
The preliminary case travelled from Auckland to Christchurch on October 15 with a toddler care exemption, Hipkins informed Stuff.
The exemption for journey was granted based mostly on a situation {that a} unfavourable check was returned beforehand.
The second contaminated case can also have gone to work whereas they had been infectious, he stated.
“The important thing message now could be, get vaccinated,” stated Hipkins.
“Circumstances will pop up throughout the nation, having extra individuals vaccinated lessens the unfold. It’s not a matter of if the virus arrives, however when.”
Following the emergence of Christchurch’s Covid instances there was an obvious surge in individuals going to the town’s testing centres.
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Scores of vehicles had been queued up on the Pages Rd testing station on Thursday morning.
About 100 vehicles had been queued on the Pages Rd web site, in east Christchurch, on Thursday morning as individuals waited to be swabbed.
Automobiles had been additionally backed up for not less than a kilometre on the Orchard Rd testing centre close to Christchurch Airport.
On the finish of Tuesday, 89 per cent of about 480,000 eligible individuals within the Canterbury DHB space had had their first dose of the vaccine – whereas 68 per cent are absolutely vaccinated.
About 106,000 individuals from the area nonetheless have to have a second jab for 90 per cent of the area to develop into absolutely vaccinated.
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