Coronavirus Australia news: New Zealand health officials investigate probable community COVID-19 case

New Zealand health officials investigate probable community COVID-19 case

New Zealand health officials said on Sunday they were investigating a probable community coronavirus case, the country’s first in months.

New Zealand, one of the most successful developed nations in controlling the spread of the pandemic, last recorded a community coronavirus transmission on November 18, according to information on the Health Ministry website.

“Health officials are currently investigating the case,” the health ministry said in a statement.

The ministry is to provide more detail later on Sunday.

A tough lockdown and the advantage of being geographically isolated helped New Zealand virtually eliminate the novel coronavirus within its borders.

The country…