A New Zealand man who attended Tool‘s February 28th concert at the Spark Arena in Auckland has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. As an advisory, the country’s Ministry of Health is urging other concertgoers to be aware of any symptoms they may have.
According to the New Zealand Herald, the unnamed man had recently returned from a trip to northern Italy, where the coronavirus outbreak is widespread. The man may have been infectious at the time of the concert, where he was situated in the front left quadrant in the general admission standing area. His partner has also tested positive, with both the man and woman currently in self-isolation.
Director-General of Health Dr. Ashley Bloomfield believes the risk to others in the audience is low at this time, but added, “There’s no way we could know which people were in that area. So, our advice to them is that they are casual contacts; they are at low risk.”
As of Friday (March 6th), more than 100,000 people have been infected with coronavirus worldwide, with at least 3,300 deaths. In the United States, there are around 200 confirmed cases, with 17 dead.
Tool will return to the U.S. for a handful of Pacific Northwest dates beginning Monday (March 9th) in Spokane, Washington. The band will kick off a full spring North American tour on April 16th in Miami.