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Calculated Shard: 79 (from laksa139)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa079.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/236140-live-coronavirus-update-from-moh.html\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/236140-live-coronavirus-update-from-moh.html\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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It is likely to give a false sense of security.\"\n\nSo far, only one case has been confirmed in New Zealand. The woman had returned from Iran via Bali and was recovering in hospital in Auckland.\n\nTotal infections worldwide have topped 90,000, with deaths now over 3100. Nearly all cases and deaths have been in China but the numbers in Iran, Italy and South Korea have continued to grow.\n\nPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday announced people travelling via Italy and South Korea would have to go into isolation for two weeks upon arrival.\n\nVisitors travelling from mainland China and Iran are barred from entering the country, while citizens and permanent residents from those places are being asked to go into isolation.\n\n\\-[RNZ](https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/national\/410848\/coronavirus-ministry-of-health-gives-covid-19-update)\n\n# 0 comments\n# Leave a Comment\nYou must be logged in to make a comment.\n\nLOGIN\n\n- [LATEST NEWS](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/news\/236140-live-coronavirus-update-from-moh.html)\n\n14-Mar 14:42\n\n##### [Scholarship helps teen after mum’s cancer loss](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/news\/379157-scholarship-helps-teen-after-mum---s-cancer-loss.html)\n14-Mar 13:00\n\n##### [Western Bay Property values updated this week](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/news\/379133-western-bay-property-values-updated-this-week-.html)\n14-Mar 12:00\n\n##### [Young grower champion urges others to step up](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/news\/379154-young-grower-champion-urges-others-to-step-up.html)\n14-Mar 10:00\n\n##### [Enrolments open for new conservation training](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/news\/379151-enrolments-open-for-new-conservation-training.html)\n14-Mar 09:02\n\n##### [Minister defends plan for future rates cap change](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/news\/379127-minister-defends-plan-for-future-rates-cap-change.html)\n14-Mar 09:00\n\n##### [Festival support for emerging artists](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/news\/379139-festival-support-for-emerging-artists.html)\n14-Mar 06:00\n\n##### [Learn, explore and connect with local food growers](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/news\/379160-learn--explore-and-connect-with-local-food-growers.html)\n13-Mar 18:00\n\n##### [When Veronica and the forces of nature collided](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/news\/379148-when-veronica-and-the-forces-of-nature-collided.html)\n13-Mar 17:09\n\n##### [Mount RSA weighs future after merger falls through](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/news\/379205-mount-rsa-weighs-future-after-merger-falls-through.html)\n13-Mar 16:01\n\n##### [Storm fallout: Major repair work planned for SH2](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/news\/379220-storm-fallout--major-repair-work-planned-for-sh2.html)\n13-Mar 16:00\n\n##### [Meet Pāpāmoa's latest fashion models](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/news\/379145-meet-p--p--moas-latest-fashion-models.html)\n13-Mar 15:00\n\n##### [NZ faces double-header showdown with South Africa](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/news\/379091-nz-faces-double-header-showdown-with-south-africa.html)\n\n###### [Weather & Tides](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/weather-and-tides.html)\n###### [What's On](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/whats-on.html)\n\n###### [Funeral Notices](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/news\/6_34_funeral-notices.html)\n###### [Letters](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/news\/4_28_letters-to-the-editor.html)\n\n###### [Job Search](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/job-search.html)\n###### [Blogs](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/blogs\/index.html)\n\n### COMPETITIONS\n***\n[![](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/assets\/images\/competitions.jpg)](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/competitions.html)\n\n### OPINION POLL\n***\n#### What is the best city in New Zealand?\nVOTE\n\nVIEW RESULTS\n\n[Local](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/news\/1_1_news.html)\n\n[Traffic & Crashes](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/news\/1_50-traffic-and-crashes.html)\n\n[Sport](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/news\/2_sport.html)\n\n[Lifestyle](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/news\/3_lifestyle.html)\n\n[Council](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/news\/1_3_council.html)\n\n[Blogs](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/blogs\/index.html)\n\n[Contact](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/contact-us.html)\n***\nCopyright © Sun Media Ltd 2026.   \nSunLive - a Sun Media Publication\n\n[Back to top](https:\/\/www.sunlive.co.nz\/news\/236140-live-coronavirus-update-from-moh.html#top)\n\n##### Log In\n×\n\nCancel\n\nLogin\n\nNot registered? 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Boilerpipe Text	Health authorities have assured New Zealanders there is no rationing of testing for the Covid-19 coronavirus, with capacity to test hundreds of patients a day. He says there have been 155 tests carried out, with just one returning a positive result, and there were 31 tests currently underway. He says one of the two tests that he had mentioned yesterday had come back negative, and authorities were now waiting on the results from the second. "We still assess our likelihood of a widespread community outbreak is low." He says all the testing of New Zealanders for Covid-19 was being done in New Zealand. He says information is being collected at the border from those people coming from those places of concern, including South Korea and northern Italy. "We are particularly concerned about Iran ... and anyone who came in from Iran in the last 14 days we are strongly suggesting they go into isolation." He says New Zealand would also be upping the presence of health staff at the border, not to do screening but to improve the information being offered. Healthline had more than 1600 calls yesterday, the biggest volume it has faced so far. Ashley pleads with people to be patient and judicious in their calling to make sure that the people who needed to access it could do so. He advises people making travel plans to use the Safetravel website. "This is a trust arrangement, but ... everybody here is very clear that self-isolation is an expectation." Dr Michelle Balm, clinical leader for infection services at Capital & Coast DHB, says while they had been asked about possible rationing of testing, there was capacity to test more than 500 patients a day through ESR and several large laboratories. "There is easily the capacity for testing and this can also be ramped up over the next few weeks." Michelle says if people are worried they are infected, they should not front up at an emergency department or a primary care provider, and should call the healthline instead. "We know that's it's not a good idea to test asymptomatic people on the current evidence available. It is likely to give a false sense of security." So far, only one case has been confirmed in New Zealand. The woman had returned from Iran via Bali and was recovering in hospital in Auckland. Total infections worldwide have topped 90,000, with deaths now over 3100. Nearly all cases and deaths have been in China but the numbers in Iran, Italy and South Korea have continued to grow. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday announced people travelling via Italy and South Korea would have to go into isolation for two weeks upon arrival. Visitors travelling from mainland China and Iran are barred from entering the country, while citizens and permanent residents from those places are being asked to go into isolation. - RNZ
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In the latest update this afternoon, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says there is still just the one confirmed case of Covid-19 in New Zealand. He says there have been 155 tests carried out, with just one returning a positive result, and there were 31 tests currently underway. He says one of the two tests that he had mentioned yesterday had come back negative, and authorities were now waiting on the results from the second. "We still assess our likelihood of a widespread community outbreak is low." He says all the testing of New Zealanders for Covid-19 was being done in New Zealand. He says information is being collected at the border from those people coming from those places of concern, including South Korea and northern Italy. "We are particularly concerned about Iran ... and anyone who came in from Iran in the last 14 days we are strongly suggesting they go into isolation." He says New Zealand would also be upping the presence of health staff at the border, not to do screening but to improve the information being offered. Healthline had more than 1600 calls yesterday, the biggest volume it has faced so far. Ashley pleads with people to be patient and judicious in their calling to make sure that the people who needed to access it could do so. He advises people making travel plans to use the Safetravel website. "This is a trust arrangement, but ... everybody here is very clear that self-isolation is an expectation." Dr Michelle Balm, clinical leader for infection services at Capital & Coast DHB, says while they had been asked about possible rationing of testing, there was capacity to test more than 500 patients a day through ESR and several large laboratories. "There is easily the capacity for testing and this can also be ramped up over the next few weeks." Michelle says if people are worried they are infected, they should not front up at an emergency department or a primary care provider, and should call the healthline instead. "We know that's it's not a good idea to test asymptomatic people on the current evidence available. It is likely to give a false sense of security." So far, only one case has been confirmed in New Zealand. The woman had returned from Iran via Bali and was recovering in hospital in Auckland. Total infections worldwide have topped 90,000, with deaths now over 3100. Nearly all cases and deaths have been in China but the numbers in Iran, Italy and South Korea have continued to grow. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday announced people travelling via Italy and South Korea would have to go into isolation for two weeks upon arrival. 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Readable Markdown	Health authorities have assured New Zealanders there is no rationing of testing for the Covid-19 coronavirus, with capacity to test hundreds of patients a day. He says there have been 155 tests carried out, with just one returning a positive result, and there were 31 tests currently underway. He says one of the two tests that he had mentioned yesterday had come back negative, and authorities were now waiting on the results from the second. "We still assess our likelihood of a widespread community outbreak is low." He says all the testing of New Zealanders for Covid-19 was being done in New Zealand. He says information is being collected at the border from those people coming from those places of concern, including South Korea and northern Italy. "We are particularly concerned about Iran ... and anyone who came in from Iran in the last 14 days we are strongly suggesting they go into isolation." He says New Zealand would also be upping the presence of health staff at the border, not to do screening but to improve the information being offered. Healthline had more than 1600 calls yesterday, the biggest volume it has faced so far. Ashley pleads with people to be patient and judicious in their calling to make sure that the people who needed to access it could do so. He advises people making travel plans to use the Safetravel website. "This is a trust arrangement, but ... everybody here is very clear that self-isolation is an expectation." Dr Michelle Balm, clinical leader for infection services at Capital & Coast DHB, says while they had been asked about possible rationing of testing, there was capacity to test more than 500 patients a day through ESR and several large laboratories. "There is easily the capacity for testing and this can also be ramped up over the next few weeks." Michelle says if people are worried they are infected, they should not front up at an emergency department or a primary care provider, and should call the healthline instead. "We know that's it's not a good idea to test asymptomatic people on the current evidence available. It is likely to give a false sense of security." So far, only one case has been confirmed in New Zealand. The woman had returned from Iran via Bali and was recovering in hospital in Auckland. Total infections worldwide have topped 90,000, with deaths now over 3100. Nearly all cases and deaths have been in China but the numbers in Iran, Italy and South Korea have continued to grow. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday announced people travelling via Italy and South Korea would have to go into isolation for two weeks upon arrival. Visitors travelling from mainland China and Iran are barred from entering the country, while citizens and permanent residents from those places are being asked to go into isolation. \-[RNZ](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/410848/coronavirus-ministry-of-health-gives-covid-19-update)
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