Measles work has big end of town prepared for covid-19

Measles work has big end of town prepared for covid-19
Victoria Young
The big end of town is well prepared for covid-19 having already laid the groundwork in response to the measles outbreak, according to the chair of the Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Council.Fraser Whineray, who is also outgoing chief executive at Mercury NZ, said the council spent about 50 minutes of today’s two-and-a-half-hour meeting with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern talking about the reaction to the covid-19 outbreak. There have been three confirmed cases in New Zealand so far. The meeting - which included Commerce Minister Kris F...

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