Covid-19: No new community cases; 2 new cases in managed isolation; update on Victoria travellers
There are two new cases of Covid-19 in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities and no new cases in the community since the Ministry’s last update on Friday.
The seven-day rolling average of new cases detected at the border is one meaning the total number of active cases in New Zealand today is 16. The total number of confirmed cases is 2,316.
Since 1 January 2021, there have been 64 historical cases, out of a total of 500 cases.
Visitors from Victoria Update
The Ministry’s contact tracing team has worked with border agencies to confirm 4626 people flew from Melbourne airport to New Zealand between May 20-25, down from the initial estimate of 5000 travellers.
These 4626 travellers are being contacted by email and instructed to get a test and self-isolate at home or in the accommodation they are staying in until they have a negative result.
These travellers have also been instructed to contact Healthline on 0800 358 5453 if they need further advice or to report if they had been at a location of interest.
https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/exposure-sites
All but 89 of the 4626 travellers have been contacted. Efforts are ongoing to contact these people to ensure they are isolating and being tested.
Slightly less than half of the 4626 people identified have now been tested and returned a negative result. An update on numbers tested will be provided tomorrow.
Anyone who visited the Australian State of Victoria area between 20 - 25 May is required to isolate at their place of residence until they receive a negative COVID-19 test result.
The Melbourne cluster reinforces the critical importance of everyone keeping a record of where they have been by scanning QR codes or keeping a manual diary of their movements. It can help contact tracers quickly find potential close and casual contacts if there is a positive COVID-19 case in New Zealand.
To underscore the importance of individuals following the advice they have been given by the public health units or the national contact tracing team, a Section 70 of the Health Act 1956 can be issued.
A Section 70 order enables an authorised Medical Officer of Health to require those in the order to meet public health requirements to undergo testing and to isolate until they receive their result. Any time a person receives a direction from a medical officer of health they must comply with it.
