Covid 19 coronavirus: Five new cases in managed isolation, more wastewater tests under way
The results from the new samples are expected to be available tomorrow evening.
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The results from the new samples are expected to be available tomorrow evening.
The results from the new samples are expected to be available tomorrow evening.
News from Ministry of Health Results from more wastewater samples collected from the Wellington region are expected this evening. These new samples were collected following two earlier samples returning weak positive results that are likely due to recently recovered cases continuing to shed the virus. The Ministry is encouraging anyonewith symptoms, especially if they are in the Wellington region, to get tested promptly. This advice also applies to recent visitors to the Wellington region. Anyone who develops symptoms consistent with COVID-19 should call Healthline (0800 358 5453) or their d...
Kevin Stent/Stuff Extensive repair work on pipes beneath Mt Albert at Island Bay ran for months in 2020, and now residents have been told there is more to come. (File Photo). Island Bay residents are being told to expect three months of foul odours due to maintenance work on a major sewerage pipe. It’s another kick in the guts for a community that suffered through months of the “overpowering” stench of sewage after extensive damage was found in a pipe deep beneath Wellington in 2020. Two four-metre-deep excavations will be dug into the road at the corner of Adelaide Rd and Dover St, ...
Wellington.Scoop report by Mary Argue Building waste fragments suspected to contain asbestos have been found on a popular beach track near Seatoun in Wellington. Local Anne Taylor was left feeling “gutted” after her discovery while walking in the Oruaiti Reserve, east of Seatoun beach. The artist and “citizen scientist” reported her findings to the Wellington City Council supplying photographs and the location of the fragments. After nearly a month of being a “squeaky wheel,” Taylor learned the information was with a beach clean-up crew who also remove asbestos near Moa Point and ...