Effective from Thursday 30 January 2020,  'novel coronavirus capable of causing severe respiratory illness' will be added to Section B of Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Health Act 1956. This will make 2019-nCoV an infectious disease notifiable to the Medical Officer of Health.  ....

On 28 January 2020, the National Health Coordination Centre was activated to respond to the novel coronavirus outbreak. While there have been no confirmed cases in New Zealand, there have been a small number of suspected cases notified.....

The National Health Coordination Centre has been activated in response to the novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV.....

In addition to the update and poster sent on Wednesday, please see attached two posters, one in English and one in Mandarin, for display in Emergency Department and General Practice waiting rooms.....

Further to the health advisories of 6, 10 and 22 January 2020, this provides a further update on the novel coronavirus 2019_nCoV.....

Click here to read the latest update for Health Professionals....

Click here to read the Health Sector Management Update....

The Health Quality & Safety Commission has developed this course about understanding bias in health care.  Having biases toward particular groups or individuals can affect their health as they may not get the proactive health care they need.....

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This is an update of the previous National Health Advisory "Cluster of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan, China - 6 January 2020".....

A cluster of pneumonia of unknown cause is being investigated in Wuhan, China, by the national health authorities in China. At this stage, there is no evidence of significant human-to-human transmission.....

The following is a condensed version of The Health Hazards of Volcanic Ash - A guide for the public.....