Almost half-a-million people have been confirmed infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, figures on Friday morning (NZ time) showed.
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"We'll be watching them closely with a low bar for testing if they become symptomatic."
It echoes the death of another doctor last week.
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The mum says the Government needs to act fast if it decides to evacuate its citizens and residents.
Queenstown is one of a number of locations bracing for a big hit.
They warn the outbreak could become "a global epidemic".
Fiji authorities are holding six Chinese travellers in quarantine.
