Changes to the Air and Isolation & Quarantine Orders - via the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Air Border and Isolation and Quarantine) Amendment Order (No 2) 2020 - include exclusion from managed isolation for a small number of additional people, where the health risk is deemed very low, the ministry said on Monday.
A Ministry of Health spokesperson told Newshub the exclusion applies to a small number of people deemed to be low-risk - police escorts of extradited or deported persons, as well as arrivals from Antarctica - subject to risk assessment.
Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield may also grant exemptions for emergency workers entering New Zealand.
Press Release – Ministry of Health
There are five new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand since our last media statement on Sunday.There are no new cases in the community.
– One case arrived on 10 December from the United States. This person tested positive due to the onset of symptoms around day 9 and has been transferred to quarantine in a facility in Christchurch.
– One case arrived on 10 December from the United States. This person tested positive due to the onset of symptoms around day 9 and has been transferred to quarantine in a facility in Christchurch.
– One case arrived on 16 December from South Korea. This person tested positive at routine testing around day 3 and has been transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility.
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There are five new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation today.
The Ministry of Health also said a range of amendments to border orders come into effect from today to further strengthen and fine-tune New Zealand s frontline defences against Covid-19 .
Changes to the Air and Isolation & Quarantine Orders include:
• an amendment to the definition of aircrew to include aircrew who are not working, coming back from an overseas leg;
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• amendments to the restrictions for New Zealand-based aircrew operating international flights.
Changes to the Maritime Border Order include:
Press Release – Ministry of Health There are five new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand since our last media statement on Sunday. There are no new cases in the community. – One case arrived on 10 December from the United States. This person tested positive due to the onset …
There are five new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand since our last media statement on Sunday. There are no new cases in the community.
– One case arrived on 10 December from the United States. This person tested positive due to the onset of symptoms around day 9 and has been transferred to quarantine in a facility in Christchurch.