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No Community Cases; 1 Case Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Sunday, 27 June 2021, 2:03 pm | Ministry of Health
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 ... More >>
Quarantine Free Travel With Australia Paused For Three Days
Sunday, 27 June 2021, 5:07 am | Ministry of Health
26 June 2021 Quarantine Free Travel from all Australian states and territories will be paused from 10.30pm (NZT) tonight until 11.59pm (NZT) on Tuesday 29 June, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has announced. The decision follows updated public ... More >>
No Community Cases; 4 Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Saturday, 26 June 2021, 12:58 pm | Ministry of Health
26 June 2021 There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There are 4 cases to report related to recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s last update yesterday. Two previously reported ... More >>
Whole Genome Sequencing Confirms Link To Delta Variant
Saturday, 26 June 2021, 6:38 am | Ministry of Health
25 June 2021 The Ministry of Health can confirm the whole genome sequencing of the Australian tourist who visited Wellington is the Delta variant of COVID-19. New South Wales health officials have this evening confirmed an epidemiological link and we ... More >>
No New Community Cases; 2 Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Friday, 25 June 2021, 1:55 pm | Ministry of Health
There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There are 2 cases to report in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s last update yesterday. The number of active cases in New Zealand ... More >>
No New Community Cases; No Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Thursday, 24 June 2021, 2:08 pm | Ministry of Health
There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There are also no cases to report in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s last update yesterday. Seven previously reported cases have ... More >>
Additional COVID-19 Testing Sites Available In Wellington Region
Thursday, 24 June 2021, 10:59 am | Ministry of Health
There has been significant demand for COVID-19 testing in the Wellington region. Yesterday there were 6999 tests nationwide of which 2100 were taken in Wellington – five times the number of the day before. In the Wellington region, testing priority ... More >>
Further Advice On Wellington Airport And Te Papa Locations Of Interest
Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 5:56 pm | Ministry of Health
Two Tauranga contacts of the visitor from Sydney to Wellington last weekend, who tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to Australia, have this afternoon returned negative tests. This means all four close contacts of the visitor identified last ... More >>
No New Community Cases; Four Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation; Further Locations Of Interest
Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 1:44 pm | Ministry of Health
There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There are four cases to report in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s last update yesterday. The number of active cases in New Zealand ... More >>
Further Locations Of Interest, Wellingtonians And Visitors Urged To Check
Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 11:40 am | Ministry of Health
Eight further locations of interest in Wellington visited by an Australian traveller from Sydney last weekend who has tested positive for COVID-19 upon their return to Australia have been published on the Ministry of Health website. COVID-19: Contact ... More >>
Wellingtonians And Visitors Urged To Check Locations Of Interest
Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 8:50 am | Ministry of Health
The first six locations of interest in Wellington visited by an Australian traveller from Sydney last weekend who has tested positive for COVID-19 upon their return to Australia have been published on the Ministry of Health website. https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-health-advice-public/contact-tracing-covid-19/covid-19-contact-tracing-locations-interest ... More >>
Australian Traveller Tests Positive For COVID-19
Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 6:10 am | Ministry of Health
An Australian traveller from Sydney, who visited Wellington from Saturday 19 June until Monday 21 June, has tested positive for COVID-19 upon their return to Australia. Based on the time of their symptom onset and CT score it is most likely they contracted ... More >>
No New Community Cases; No Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Tuesday, 22 June 2021, 12:56 pm | Ministry of Health
There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There are also no cases to report in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s last update yesterday. Two previously reported cases have ... More >>
Quarantine-Free Travel Pause With Victoria To Be Lifted Tomorrow Night
Monday, 21 June 2021, 7:26 pm | Ministry of Health
Following an assessment by New Zealand public health officials that the public health risk from Victoria is low, the pause in Quarantine-Free Travel (QFT) with the Australian State will be lifted at 23:59 tomorrow (Tuesday). From this time, QFT flights between ... More >>
No New Community Cases; 3 Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Monday, 21 June 2021, 1:04 pm | Ministry of Health
There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There are three new cases to report in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s last update yesterday. One previously reported case has now ... More >>
Ministry Releases Summary Of Submissions Into Refresh Of Death, Funerals, Burial And Cremation Legislation
Monday, 21 June 2021, 11:30 am | Ministry of Health
A refresh of the Burial and Cremation Act 1964 and related legislation is another step closer with a new summary of submissions. An initial report from the New Zealand Law Commission found the 1964 legislation needed a significant refresh to modernise ... More >>
No New Community Cases; 4 Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Sunday, 20 June 2021, 12:57 pm | Ministry of Health
20 June 2021 There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There are four new cases to report in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s last update on Friday. Five previously ... More >>
Updated Advice For Travellers From New South Wales
Sunday, 20 June 2021, 5:28 am | Ministry of Health
19 June 2021 Following a change in advice from New South Wales public health officials, the Ministry of Health is updating its advice for anyone in New Zealand who was at the Westfield Bondi Junction mall in Sydney last weekend. It follows two new cases ... More >>
Stewart Island / Rakiura Update
Friday, 18 June 2021, 6:56 pm | Ministry of Health
Southern DHB public health staff now have sufficient reassurance that the indeterminate COVID-19 test result in a Stewart Island / Rakiura child is not due to an active Covid infection. Since the initial test, further testing has shown negative COVID-19 ... More >>
Quarantine Free Travel With New South Wales To Remain, Risk Deemed Low
Friday, 18 June 2021, 5:50 pm | Ministry of Health
Following a further public health assessment of recently identified COVID-19 community cases in Sydney, Quarantine Free Travel with New South Wales will remain in place – subject to no further significant developments in the Australian State, the Ministry ... More >>
