Two cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation
There are two new Covid cases today, both travellers from Britain who are in managed isolation.
There are no new cases in the community, the Ministry of Health said.
One case arrived on January 26 from the UK and travelled via Singapore. They tested positive on about day 16.
The second case arrived on February 7 also from the UK and travelled via United Arab Emirates. They tested positive on day three.
Twelve previously reported cases have now recovered. The total number of active cases in New Zealand is 44.
The country's total number of confirmed cases is 1970. The total number of tests processed by laboratories to date is 1,578,782.
On Thursday, 5089 tests were processed. The seven-day rolling average up to yesterday is 3868 tests processed.
There have been 28 historical cases, out of a total of 160 cases since January 1. These historical cases have all been previously reported, the Ministry said.
Vaccine update
New Zealand’s first batch of Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is set to arrive in New Zealand next week, subject to transportation plans and quality temperature control.
The vaccine will be independently tested for quality assurance and, once safety checks are completed, the vaccine is expected to be rolled out to border and MIQ workers.
