Locations of interest after two Canterbury community cases

Multiple new locations of interest, including a casino, department store and icecream shop, have been identified in central Christchurch after two new cases of Covid-19 in Canterbury were announced yesterday.

The Ministry of Health listed eight new locations of interest in Christchurch yesterday. They included Christchurch Casino on Victoria St, visited between 9.30pm last Wednesday and 12.30am the following day, Tank Juice Bar in Cashel Square on Hereford St between 3.51pm and 4pm, and the Christchurch Adventure Park and Cafe in Cracroft between 3.40pm and 6.30pm on Thursday.

Anyone who visited the locations during the listed times was asked to selfmonitor for Covid-19 symptoms for 10 days after being exposed.

The same advice was issued for anyone who visited the popular Riverside Market on Oxford Tce between 4.29pm and 5pm last Wednesday, Rollickin Gelato Cafe on Cashel St between 5pm and 5.05pm on the same day, Ballantynes department store on Cashel St between 4.11pm and 4.31pm, or Kathmandu on Colombo St between 3.40pm and 3.50pm.

Anyone who visited Kmart on Riccarton Rd on Thursday between 7.45pm and 8.30pm should also self-monitor.

The Ministry of Health advised anyone who developed symptoms to stay home until a negative test result was returned.

The two new cases of Covid-19 were notified after the daily cut-off time and were not included in the total number of cases reported by the Ministry of Health yesterday.

The two new Canterbury cases were in the South Canterbury and Canterbury district health board areas.

There were 14 new community cases of Covid-19 across the country yesterday – the lowest number of daily cases reported since September 28. There were also nine new cases at the border and 34 people in hospital with the virus.

The South Canterbury case was under investigation but shared a location of interest with a previously reported case, the ministry said. The Canterbury case also remained under investigation for any link to previously reported cases.

The other new community cases yesterday were in Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Wellington.