Six new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation in two days
There are six new cases of Covid-19 to report in managed isolation in New Zealand since Friday. There are no new cases in the community.
Two people that arrived on December 8, one from South Africa and the other from Australia tested positive at routine testing around day 12 and have been transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility.
One case arrived on December 10 from the United States. This person tested positive around day 7. They were tested as they are a close contact of an existing case in managed isolation. This person is now in quarantine in a facility in Christchurch.
Three cases arrived on December 15; two from the Netherlands, via Qatar and Australia, and one from South Africa. They tested positive at routine testing around day 3 and have been transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility.
Two previously reported cases have now recovered. The total number of active cases in New Zealand is 55 and the total number of confirmed cases is 1,760.
The total number of tests processed by laboratories to date to 1,371,889.
New South Wales
Ministry of Health officials are closely monitoring the situation in New South Wales which is reporting increasing numbers of Covid-19 community cases.
Ministry officials are in regular contact with Australian officials.
New South Wales is also implementing new measures for international aircrew.
Officials in New Zealand have already increased public health and testing measures relating to aircrews to further strengthen our country’s defence against Covid-19.
Among the measures, overseas-based air crew are required to stay in a managed isolation facility for the duration of their layover while in New Zealand.
