The Ministry of Health has reported that there are no new cases of COVID-19 in the community today.

There is one new positive case of COVID-19 in managed isolation to report today.

The positive case arrived in NZ from France on March 9 via UAE and tested positive on Day 3. They are in managed isolation in Auckland.

Today marks one year since Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that anyone entering New Zealand, apart from those from the Pacific, would have to self-isolate for 14 days on entering the country.

It meant New Zealand, alongside Israel and some Pacific Islands, had the 'widest ranging and toughest border restrictions of any country in the world”, Ardern said at the time.

Now, Ardern has announced an easing of restrictions with news that, from March 24, passengers from Niue can resume quarantine-free travel into New Zealand.

'Niue has no reported cases of Covid-19 and its stringent border controls mean we can be confident it is safe to commence quarantine-free travel to New Zealand from Niue,” says Ardern.

On Saturday, the Ministry of Health said there were no new community cases of Covid-19 to report that day. There were three new cases in managed isolation: two of those cases arrived from India and the other from Brazil.

The total number of active cases in New Zealand is 87. The total number of confirmed NZ cases is 2,067.

The total number of tests processed by laboratories to date is 1,818,986.

On Saturday, 4,510 tests were processed. The seven-day rolling average up to yesterday is 5,682 tests processed per day.

Up-to-date information on testing locations
For up-to-date information on testing locations in Auckland, visit https://www.arphs.health.nz/

Information on all testing locations nationwide is available on the Healthpoint website https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/covid-19/

Historical cases
Since January 1, there have been 39 historical cases, out of a total of 256 cases.

Global toll

The global number of cases has reached 119,352,407 according to Johns Hopkins University. Global deaths have now gone past 2.64 million.

The US has been the worst hit by the pandemic, with 29,384,489 cases and 533,868 deaths.

Brazil and India have had the second and third most cases, with 11,363,380 and 11,333,728 respectively.

NZ COVID Tracer
NZ COVID Tracer now has 2,750,555 registered users, an increase of 58,505 users in the past fortnight.

Poster scans have reached 219,910,868 and users have created 8,476,550 manual diary entries. There have been 1,337,600 scans in the last 24 hours.

It's great to see ongoing good use of the NZ COVID Tracer app and it's vitally important that Kiwis continue to do so. Please scan QR codes wherever you go and turn on Bluetooth tracing in the app dashboard if you haven't already done so.

What should I do?

Anyone who wants to get tested can find their local testing centres by visiting the Ministry of Health website.

If you are sick, call your GP before you visit, or Healthline on 0800 358 5453.

To avoid contracting and spreading the virus, wash your hands properly, cough and sneeze into the crook of your elbow and throw tissues away immediately.

Reach out, find support from people who care, connect with your community or help a neighbour in need.