Thursday, 15 April 2021, 4:36 pm
Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) is
backing the comprehensive legislation proposed in the
Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan released
today.
ARPHS Medical Officer of Health Dr Nick Eichler
says reducing the availability of a product that kills over
half of its users is one of the most important public health
measures the government can take. We have not
previously regulated who can sell cigarettes and where they
can be sold. A licensing approach to the supply of tobacco
and limiting the number of sellers is the logical next step
to achieve the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 goal, he
says.
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A security guard at the Grand Millennium managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) facility in Auckland has tested positive for Covid-19 four days after having a sore throat, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says.
Bloomfield, speaking at a previously unscheduled 1pm briefing today, says officials were informed of the new case - an unvaccinated 24-year-old man working as a security guard - last night.
The case has been isolating at home overnight and will be transferred to the Jet Park quarantine facility.
There is no evidence of community spread.
Any potential locations of interest are being looked at but at this time there are none, Dr Bloomfield says.