Man travelling from Australia enters New Zealand while waiting for coronavirus test results
4 years, 9 months ago

Man travelling from Australia enters New Zealand while waiting for coronavirus test results

ABC  

New Zealand's health chief says he is "disappointed" by a man with COVID-19 who travelled into the country from Australia while he was still awaiting coronavirus test results. Key points: New Zealand now has eight confirmed cases of COVID-19 Two of those are foreign travellers The latest cases follow Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's announcement that anyone arriving into New Zealand after midnight Sunday must self-isolate for 14 days New Zealand's Ministry of Health said, as of Sunday afternoon, there were eight confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country — up from six on Saturday — after two foreign travellers tested positive. New Zealand strengthens borders The latest New Zealand cases followed Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's announcement yesterday that anyone arriving into New Zealand after midnight tonight would be forced to self-isolate for 14 days. New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern said anyone arriving into New Zealand after midnight tonight would be forced to self-isolate for 14 days.

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‘Significant milestone’: New Zealand removes final Covid restrictions
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Significant milestone’: New Zealand removes final Covid restrictions

Hindustan Times  

New Zealand's government will lift all remaining COVID-19 requirements from midnight Tuesday, bringing an end to some of the toughest COVID-19 pandemic rules in the world more than three years after they were put in place. New Zealand's Prime Minister Chris Hipkins announces an end to all Covid-19 restrictions. This, paired with the population’s immunity levels, means Cabinet and I …

New Zealand lifts last COVID restrictions after a widely watched pandemic response
1 year, 4 months ago

New Zealand lifts last COVID restrictions after a widely watched pandemic response

LA Times  

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins announces an end to all COVID-19 restrictions during a news conference in Wellington on Monday. New Zealand on Monday removed the last of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions, marking the end of a government response to the pandemic that was watched closely around the world. “While there were no doubt fractures in our collective sense …

New Zealand launches inquiry into its coronavirus response
2 years, 1 month ago

New Zealand launches inquiry into its coronavirus response

Associated Press  

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand is launching a wide-ranging inquiry into whether it made the right decisions in battling COVID-19 and how it can better prepare for future pandemics. Among the questions will be whether or not New Zealand took the right approach initially by imposing strict lockdowns and border quarantine restrictions in order to try and wipe out …

England vs New Zealand: Devon Conway tests positive for COVID-19 a week before third Test
2 years, 6 months ago

England vs New Zealand: Devon Conway tests positive for COVID-19 a week before third Test

Firstpost  

Devon Conway has started five days of isolation after taking his test in London on Wednesday evening. New Zealand are struggling with a worsening Covid-19 outbreak ahead of next week’s third Test against England after Devon Conway became the latest member of the touring party to test positive. “Devon Conway has tested positive for Covid-19 and has begun five days …

ENG vs NZ: New Zealand's Covid outbreak worsens as Conway tests positive
2 years, 6 months ago

ENG vs NZ: New Zealand's Covid outbreak worsens as Conway tests positive

The Hindu  

New Zealand is struggling with a worsening Covid-19 outbreak ahead of next week's third Test against England after Devon Conway became the latest member of the touring party to test positive. "Devon Conway has tested positive for Covid-19 and has begun five days of isolation," a New Zealand statement said on Thursday. New Zealand, the world Test champions, suffered a …

Three positive Covid tests confirmed in New Zealand’s tour party
2 years, 7 months ago

Three positive Covid tests confirmed in New Zealand’s tour party

The Independent  

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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern tests positive for Covid
2 years, 7 months ago

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern tests positive for Covid

India Today  

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tested positive for Covid-19 with moderate symptoms, her office said in a statement on Saturday. Ardern had been symptomatic since Friday evening, returning a weak positive at night and a clear positive on Saturday morning on a rapid antigen test, it said. "Our emissions reduction plan sets the path to achieve our carbon zero …

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern tests positive for Covid
2 years, 7 months ago

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern tests positive for Covid

India TV News  

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has tested positive for COVID-19 but said she still plans to travel to the U.S. later this month for a trade trip and to give the commencement speech at Harvard University. Ardern on Saturday posted a photo of her positive test result on Instagram and said she was disappointed to miss several important political …

Omicron 2022: Jacinda Ardern will force New Zealand household Covid contacts to isolate for 24 DAYS
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron 2022: Jacinda Ardern will force New Zealand household Covid contacts to isolate for 24 DAYS

Daily Mail  

New Zealand will make household contacts of Covid cases isolate for 24 days under harsh new rules brought in to combat an impending Omicron outbreak. New Zealand will make household contacts of Covid cases isolate for 24 days under harsh new rules brought in to combat an impending Omicron outbreak The extension to isolation comes as New Zealand recorded 84 …

New Zealand to stay closed to visitors until April 2022
3 years, 1 month ago

New Zealand to stay closed to visitors until April 2022

Al Jazeera  

New Zealanders and residents from most countries will be allowed quarantine-free entry from February 13. New Zealand will keep its borders closed to most international travellers for a further five months, the government said on Wednesday, outlining a cautious easing of border curbs that have been in place since COVID-19 hit in March 2020. Fully vaccinated international travellers will be …

Australia Set for Partial Reopening of International Border for Vaccinated Citizens
3 years, 2 months ago

Australia Set for Partial Reopening of International Border for Vaccinated Citizens

News 18  

Quarantine-free travel from New Zealand to Australia will resume from Monday, Australia’s tourism minister said on Sunday, as the country readies itself for a partial reopening of its international borders for the first time since March 2020. Vaccinated Australian citizens and permanent residents living in New South Wales, Victoria and the capital Canberra will be free to fly internationally from …

Tonga faces lockdown after first COVID case is detected
3 years, 2 months ago

Tonga faces lockdown after first COVID case is detected

Al Jazeera  

Prime Minister Pohiva Tuionetoa says South Pacific nation of 106,000 people could be locked down next week if infection spreads. Tongan Prime Minister Pohiva Tuionetoa warned on Saturday that residents on the country’s main island Tongatapu faced a possible lockdown next week after recording its first case of COVID-19. “We should use this time to get ready in case more …

Tonga reports its first ever COVID-19 case of the pandemic in traveller from New Zealand
3 years, 2 months ago

Tonga reports its first ever COVID-19 case of the pandemic in traveller from New Zealand

ABC  

The island nation of Tonga has reported its first-ever case of COVID-19 after a traveller from New Zealand tested positive. Key points: The island nation had remained COVID-free until now The case is a traveller from Christchurch who departed before the news came of community cases there New Zealand health officials said the traveller was fully vaccinated and returned a …

Tonga reports its first-ever COVID-19 case
3 years, 2 months ago

Tonga reports its first-ever COVID-19 case

NPR  

Tonga reports its first-ever COVID-19 case Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Baker/AP Mark Baker/AP WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The island nation of Tonga on Friday reported its first-ever case of COVID-19 after a traveler from New Zealand tested positive. Sponsor Message Tonga's Prime Minister Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa said in a radio address that the traveler was among 215 passengers who …

New Zealand Covid cases hit record despite vaccination push
3 years, 2 months ago

New Zealand Covid cases hit record despite vaccination push

Deccan Chronicle  

Wellington: New Zealand recorded its highest number of daily coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic on Tuesday as a Delta-variant outbreak that dashed the nation's "Covid Zero" hopes showed no signs of easing. Health authorities announced 94 new virus cases, exceeding the previous daily record of 89 set in April last year during the first wave of Covid-19 …

Travel from New Zealand South Island to be allowed without COVID quarantine
3 years, 2 months ago

Travel from New Zealand South Island to be allowed without COVID quarantine

ABC  

Travellers from the South Island of New Zealand will be able to arrive in Australia without spending two weeks in quarantine from Wednesday. Key points: Quarantine-free travel for people heading to Australia from New Zealand's South Island to restart from Wednesday Australians heading to New Zealand will still be required to do 14 days in hotel quarantine 'Green lane', or …

New Zealand admits it can no longer get rid of coronavirus
3 years, 3 months ago

New Zealand admits it can no longer get rid of coronavirus

Associated Press  

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s government acknowledged Monday what most other countries did long ago: It can no longer completely get rid of the coronavirus. Despite New Zealand going into the strictest form of lockdown after just a single local case was detected, it ultimately wasn’t enough to crush the outbreak entirely. “For this outbreak, it’s clear that long …

New Zealand admits it can no longer get rid of coronavirus
3 years, 3 months ago

New Zealand admits it can no longer get rid of coronavirus

India TV News  

New Zealand’s government acknowledged Monday what most other countries did long ago: It can no longer completely get rid of the coronavirus. Despite New Zealand going into the strictest form of lockdown after just a single local case was detected, it ultimately wasn’t enough to crush the outbreak entirely. Ardern said the elimination strategy had served the country incredibly well …

New Zealand says foreign nationals must have coronavirus vaccination to enter country from November
3 years, 3 months ago

New Zealand says foreign nationals must have coronavirus vaccination to enter country from November

CNN  

CNN — All foreign nationals entering New Zealand will need to be fully vaccinated from November 1, the government announced Sunday. The announcement came as New Zealand Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern placed a new region outside Auckland under a five-day lockdown, as the country’s Covid-19 Delta variant outbreak spreads. New Zealand’s flagship airline Air New Zealand also announced Sunday that …

New Zealand tightens travel rules as COVID spreads
3 years, 3 months ago

New Zealand tightens travel rules as COVID spreads

Al Jazeera  

All air travellers who are not New Zealand citizens must be fully vaccinated to enter the country. New Zealand has announced tighter border restrictions as new cases of COVID-19 emerged in areas previously free of the coronavirus. “We are introducing the requirement for air travellers aged 17 and over, who are not New Zealand citizens, to be fully vaccinated to …

Authorities trace traveller who spent time at Brisbane Airport while infectious, eyes on Northern NSW after positive case
3 years, 3 months ago

Authorities trace traveller who spent time at Brisbane Airport while infectious, eyes on Northern NSW after positive case

ABC  

Queensland has recorded zero new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 as authorities look into contact tracing efforts after an infected traveller transited through Brisbane Airport on their way to the Northern Territory. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot In latest reporting period: Deaths: 11 11 New cases: 5,698 Queensland's vaccine rollout: First dose: 93.2 per cent 93.2 per cent Second dose: 92.7 per …

Returning NT resident tests positive for COVID in Darwin after travelling from Newcastle via Brisbane
3 years, 3 months ago

Returning NT resident tests positive for COVID in Darwin after travelling from Newcastle via Brisbane

ABC  

A domestic traveller has tested positive for COVID-19 in Darwin after travelling to the Northern Territory from New South Wales, via Queensland, however, the Territory's Health Minister, Natasha Fyles, says the case poses a "very minimal risk to the Northern Territory community". Key points: A returning Territory resident has tested positive to COVID-19 while in quarantine at Howard Springs He …

New Zealand, Australia travel bubble suspended as COVID continues
3 years, 3 months ago

New Zealand, Australia travel bubble suspended as COVID continues

Al Jazeera  

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the country is within sight of eliminating Delta but travel restrictions to Australia extended until November. New Zealand has suspended quarantine-free travel with Australia for a further eight weeks, extending a halt in the so-called travel bubble between both countries, as they deal with fresh outbreaks of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus. New …

New Zealand Covid: Jacinda Ardern extends strict lockdown for Auckland for at least another week
3 years, 3 months ago

New Zealand Covid: Jacinda Ardern extends strict lockdown for Auckland for at least another week

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New Zealand prime minister announced …

New Zealand extends lockdown in virus-hit Auckland
3 years, 3 months ago

New Zealand extends lockdown in virus-hit Auckland

Deccan Chronicle  

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's largest city of Auckland will remain in strict Covid-19 lockdown for at least another week as a Delta variant outbreak "rumbles along", Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday. Ardern said the city's two million residents needed to abide by stay-at-home orders because of the emergence of several "mystery cases" which had not yet been linked to existing …

Coronavirus New Zealand: Lockdown to end in NZ but stay in place for Auckland after 20 new cases
3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus New Zealand: Lockdown to end in NZ but stay in place for Auckland after 20 new cases

Daily Mail  

Jacinda Ardern's government is ending New Zealand's lockdown outside Auckland after seeing a dip in COVID-19 cases. In a likely reference to Australia, Ms Ardern said 'what I don't want to do is make the mistake of moving too quickly and then seeing a resurgence because that has happened with Delta before' Places outside of NZ's biggest city will shift …

New Zealand COVID-19 outbreak claims first death in six months
3 years, 4 months ago

New Zealand COVID-19 outbreak claims first death in six months

Deccan Chronicle  

Wellington: New Zealand recorded its first Covid-related death in six months Saturday, but health authorities said there were signs the outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant was coming under control. Authorities said the woman was a household contact of a person who had already tested positive for the virus in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city with a population of …

Bangladesh vs New Zealand: Fully-vaccinated Finn Allen tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of T20I series
3 years, 4 months ago

Bangladesh vs New Zealand: Fully-vaccinated Finn Allen tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of T20I series

Firstpost  

“He has been quarantined at the team’s hotel and immediate advice is that he is experiencing moderate symptoms,” New Zealand Cricket said in a statement. Dhaka: New Zealand batsman Finn Allen has tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival in Bangladesh, his country’s cricket board said on Tuesday. “Allen is receiving treatment from the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s chief medical officer, has …

New Zealand backdated Covid-19 exposure sites show virus circulated for 2 weeks from NSW Australia
3 years, 4 months ago

New Zealand backdated Covid-19 exposure sites show virus circulated for 2 weeks from NSW Australia

Daily Mail  

Auckland's backdated Covid-19 exposure sites worryingly show the virus has been circulating in the country for more than two weeks as the city records 11 new cases. New Zealand's Covid-19 cases have now jumped to 21 with 11 positive cases recorded on Thursday - all located in Auckland There are currently 21 positive cases of Covid-19 including two in hospital, …

Coronavirus in New Zealand: Country locks down as number of Delta cases jumps to seven
3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus in New Zealand: Country locks down as number of Delta cases jumps to seven

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New Zealand has now reported …

New Zealand links first COVID case in months to Australia
3 years, 4 months ago

New Zealand links first COVID case in months to Australia

Al Jazeera  

New Zealand’s first community case of COVID-19 in six months has been confirmed as the Delta variant and linked through genome sequencing to Australia, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has told reporters as the country began a snap lockdown to stamp out the virus. The latest outbreak began with a 58-year-old man in Auckland, New Zealand’s biggest city, on Tuesday. Ardern …

Coronavirus Australia: New Zealand plunged into three-day lockdown over one case
3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: New Zealand plunged into three-day lockdown over one case

Daily Mail  

New Zealand has been plunged into a snap lockdown after a single mystery Covid case was found in Auckland, the nation's first locally-acquired case since February. New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has announced the country will go into lockdown from 11.59pm Tuesday New Zealand and Australia have seen very few Covid cases per capita, one of the benefits of pursuing …

A single coronavirus case puts New Zealand into national lockdown
3 years, 4 months ago

A single coronavirus case puts New Zealand into national lockdown

LA Times  

Shoppers line up outside a supermarket in Auckland, New Zealand, on Tuesday. New Zealand’s government took drastic action Tuesday by putting the entire nation in strict lockdown for at least three days after finding a single case of community spread of the coronavirus. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern invoked some of the stirring rhetoric she used early in the pandemic by …

Elderly SA man tests positive for COVID–19 at Modbury Hospital in Adelaide's north-east
3 years, 5 months ago

Elderly SA man tests positive for COVID–19 at Modbury Hospital in Adelaide's north-east

ABC  

South Australia has recorded a COVID–19 case in an 81-year-old man who presented to the Modbury Hospital in Adelaide's north eastern suburbs with symptoms late last night. Key points: An elderly man who returned from Argentina to Adelaide has tested positive to coronavirus Close contacts, hospital staff and patients will self-isolate A school his grandson goes to will reopen tomorrow …

WA government imposes restrictions on Perth, Peel region as woman tests positive for COVID-19
3 years, 6 months ago

WA government imposes restrictions on Perth, Peel region as woman tests positive for COVID-19

ABC  

The WA government has imposed new COVID-19 restrictions on people in Perth and the Peel region after a woman tested positive to coronavirus. WA COVID-19 snapshot Confirmed cases so far: 1,159,261 Active cases: 2,550 Cases in hospital: 163 Deaths: 658 Third dose, WA population aged 16+: 83.8 per cent Fourth dose, WA population aged 30+: 31.2 per cent Latest information …

New Zealand to start staggered Covid-19 vaccination from end of July
3 years, 6 months ago

New Zealand to start staggered Covid-19 vaccination from end of July

Op India  

On June 16, Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister, New Zealand, announced that it would take up to the end of the year to vaccinate all eligible citizens against Covid-19 infection. Notably, New Zealand, which has a population of fewer than 50 lakhs, had shut down its borders and used tough lockdown measures to virtually eliminate Covid-19 from its grounds. The New …

New Zealand goes 100 DAYS without coronavirus
3 years, 7 months ago

New Zealand goes 100 DAYS without coronavirus

Daily Mail  

New Zealand has reached a major milestone in its fight against Covid-19 as the nation marks its 100th consecutive day without a case of community transmission. Pictured: Aucklanders get out under level two and support businesses in Newmarket in March as the country enjoyed no new local cases The country is two days away from surpassing its old record of …

New Zealand hosts Australia PM in 1st meeting since outbreak
3 years, 7 months ago

New Zealand hosts Australia PM in 1st meeting since outbreak

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Growing friction with China and …

Victorian man who tested positive for COVID–19 was on same flight as Adelaide hotel case
3 years, 7 months ago

Victorian man who tested positive for COVID–19 was on same flight as Adelaide hotel case

ABC  

South Australia's Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier says it is most likely a Victorian man, who tested positive to COVID-19 yesterday, caught it while staying in hotel quarantine in Adelaide. Key points: A Victorian man tested positive for COVID–19 after doing hotel quarantine in Adelaide He was on the same flight as another case at the hotel Hotel guests …

SA Health investigating whether man caught coronavirus in medi-hotel
3 years, 7 months ago

SA Health investigating whether man caught coronavirus in medi-hotel

ABC  

South Australian health authorities are investigating whether a man who was released from hotel quarantine in Adelaide and then tested positive for COVID-19 in Melbourne acquired the virus while in isolation. Key points: The man quarantined in the Playford medi-hotel next to a traveller who tested positive SA Health is investigating whether there have been any quarantine or testing breaches …

New Zealand gives the green light for travel with New South Wales after Covid scare in Sydney
3 years, 8 months ago

New Zealand gives the green light for travel with New South Wales after Covid scare in Sydney

Daily Mail  

Flights between New Zealand and New South Wales will be back on after two positive Covid cases in Sydney put a temporary halt on the trans-Tasman travel bubble. Flights between New Zealand and New South Wales will be back on after two positive cases in Sydney put a temporary halt on the trans-Tasman travel bubble. Pictured: A Qantas Airbus A330 …

Nervous clubs send players for testing following new Sydney COVID case but NRL 'magic round' still on
3 years, 8 months ago

Nervous clubs send players for testing following new Sydney COVID case but NRL 'magic round' still on

ABC  

Sydney Roosters and Sydney Swans players are undergoing COVID testing after contact tracing revealed that New South Wales' latest coronavirus case visited a cafe close to their headquarters. Key points: NSW's latest COVID-19 case visited locations in Moore Park while infectious The Sydney Roosters and Sydney Swans train and work nearby Players have been sent for testing ahead of matches …

NSW Health investigating possible COVID-19 transmission inside Sydney quarantine hotel
3 years, 8 months ago

NSW Health investigating possible COVID-19 transmission inside Sydney quarantine hotel

ABC  

New South Wales Health is investigating whether COVID-19 has spread inside a second Sydney quarantine hotel. NSW Health said they had tested negative on their day-two swabs in hotel quarantine, before subsequently testing positive for COVID-19 later during their quarantine periods. This latest incident comes just days after three people in one family acquired the virus from a family of …

Australia and New Zealand to open ‘travel bubble’
3 years, 9 months ago

Australia and New Zealand to open ‘travel bubble’

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy After more than a year of being unable to leave their home country, Australians will soon …

Queensland Police close investigation into coronavirus case wrongly accused of having house party
3 years, 9 months ago

Queensland Police close investigation into coronavirus case wrongly accused of having house party

ABC  

Queensland Police say a man who tested positive for COVID-19 in Brisbane did not breach self-isolation instructions while waiting for his test results. Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said it "seems that" he was the "missing link" between the doctor who worked at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and tested positive in early March and the recent cluster. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot …

All arrivals from Queensland into WA must get tested for coronavirus and self-quarantine for 14 days
3 years, 9 months ago

All arrivals from Queensland into WA must get tested for coronavirus and self-quarantine for 14 days

ABC  

The West Australian Government has confirmed anyone arriving from Queensland from Saturday must be tested for COVID-19 and self-quarantine for 14 days, as new details emerge about the Brisbane cluster. Key points: Anyone arriving in WA from Queensland must have a COVID-19 test and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result The Premier said the state would not hesitate …

NSW quarantine hotel worker tests positive to coronavirus
3 years, 9 months ago

NSW quarantine hotel worker tests positive to coronavirus

ABC  

Health authorities are racing to identify the source of infection of a security guard who has tested positive for coronavirus. Key points: The worker is employed at the Sofitel Wentworth and Mantra in Haymarket The 47-year-old security guard received his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on March 2 His household contacts are isolating and have so far tested negative …

New Zealand ends snap virus lockdown in largest city
3 years, 10 months ago

New Zealand ends snap virus lockdown in largest city

Deccan Chronicle  

Wellington: New Zealand lifted a snap Covid-19 lockdown in its largest city Auckland on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern expressing confidence the outbreak was contained. The stay-at-home order for the city of almost two million was issued on Sunday after three community cases emerged, the first lockdown in Auckland for almost six months. Ardern said the Auckland lockdown would …

New Zealand reports three new COVID-19 local cases, first since January
3 years, 10 months ago

New Zealand reports three new COVID-19 local cases, first since January

Deccan Chronicle  

New Zealand on Sunday reported three new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, the country’s first since late January, when a returned traveller tested positive after leaving quarantine. New Zealand’s minister for COVID-19 response, Chris Hipkins, said the three cases were a couple and their daughter in Auckland, and that genomic testing was being conducted to see if the family’s infection was …

The Latest: More rules for returning New Zealand travelers
3 years, 11 months ago

The Latest: More rules for returning New Zealand travelers

Associated Press  

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Travelers returning to New Zealand will face stricter rules at quarantine hotels as health authorities investigate how up to three people got infected with the coronavirus while isolating at Auckland’s Pullman Hotel. This variant is associated with increased person-to-person transmission of COVID-19, but state health officials said it “has not definitively been linked to worse outcomes …

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