There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There is 1 case to report related to recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s last update yesterday. One previously reported case has now .
Wellington's stay at level 2 has been extended until 11.59pm on Tuesday; the trans-Tasman bubble is under huge pressure and the hospitality sector wants specific support for the latest setback.
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Australian traveller who visited Wellington
So far, 2,213 people have been identified as contacts of the Australian person who visited Wellington last weekend.
1,420 of those contacts need to isolate until a negative test result at day 5, while the remainder need to isolate for 14 days and have at least 2 tests.
Of those 2,213 total contacts, 1,441 have returned a negative result, 764 are either being followed up or are awaiting a test result and the remaining 8 have been excluded from testing.
There were 58 passengers on the Qantas flight QF163 which the Australian passenger travelled on to Wellington last Saturday. All have been advised to self-isolate. Of those 58 passengers, 35 have had a negative test result, and the remainder are expected to have results in the next couple of days.