Quarantine Free Travel with Australia suspended Friday, July 23, 2021
Quarantine Free Travel from all Australian states and territories to New Zealand is being suspended as the Covid situation there worsens, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins announced today.
From 11.59pm today Australians will no longer be able to enter New Zealand quarantine-free. This will be in place for at least the next 8 weeks.
For the next seven days there will be managed return flights for New Zealanders from all states and territories that will require proof of a negative pre-departure test. Additionally, those who have been in NSW will still have to go into MIQ for 14 days. And those who have been in Victoria must self-isolate upon return and have a negative Day 3 test.
There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today.
There are no positive cases of COVID-19 to report today in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities.
As signalled yesterday, we are today adding to our national tally the six positive COVID-19 cases aboard the Mattina cargo ship at South Port in Bluff. Along with the three reported yesterday, that takes to nine the number of positive cases among the crew of 21.
One previously reported case has now recovered. The number of active cases in New Zealand is 56.
Since 1 January 2021, there have been 99 historical cases, out of a total of 655 cases.
Press Release – Ministry of Health There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There are no positive cases of COVID-19 to report today in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities. As signalled yesterday, we are today adding to our national …
There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today.
There are no positive cases of COVID-19 to report today in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities.
As signalled yesterday, we are today adding to our national tally the six positive COVID-19 cases aboard the Mattina cargo ship at South Port in Bluff. Along with the three reported yesterday, that takes to nine the number of positive cases among the crew of 21.
There are six positive
cases of COVID-19 to report today in recent returnees at the
border.
This number includes three of the confirmed
cases aboard the Mattina container ship, which is currently
quarantined in Bluff.
The remaining six confirmed
cases aboard the Mattina, already announced by the Ministry
this morning, are expected to be added to our confirmed
cases tally in tomorrow’s update.
One previously
reported case has now recovered.
A previously reported
case from 16 July has now been deemed as a historical case.
It has been removed from our confirmed cases tally as it was
reported as a historical case in their home