Covid-19: Victorian travel paused until Thursday

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There are no new cases of Covid-19 in the community in New Zealand today.

are four new cases in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry of Health's last update on Friday.

The seven-day rolling average of new cases detected at the border is four.

are two new historical cases to report today in managed isolation. There are also two previously reported cases reported on May 6 which were being investigated as historical cases which have now been confirmed as historical. One of these cases was from India and the other from the USA.

Since January 1, there have been 74 historical cases, out of a total of 536 cases.

The total number of active cases in New Zealand today is 27, the total number of confirmed cases is 2,352.

Covid-19 cases hospitalised

Two people with Covid-19 continue to be treated at Middlemore Hospital. Both were transferred from the Auckland quarantine facility earlier this week.

Both are in a stable condition and were taken to hospital safely using strict infection prevention and control measures which are in place for all hospital transfers from managed isolation and quarantine facilities.


Victoria Quarantine-Free Travel pause

The Quarantine-Free Travel pause with Victoria continues until Thursday. This precautionary approach will be reviewed again Wednesday.

Anyone who is eligible can continue returning on 'green flights”, meaning they will not be required to isolate when they arrive home. However, they must provide evidence of a negative Covid-19 test taken within three-days of departure.

All passengers travelling on a return green flight must also complete the Nau Mai Rā contact information and complete the health declaration to confirm they have not visited a location of interest.

Travellers who are not covered by the restrictions in Victoria and who have not visited a location of interest at the times specified, can still travel quarantine-free from other states and will not require a pre-departure test. All travellers to New Zealand are encouraged online and in airports to download and use the NZ COVID-19 Tracer app, stay put if they are sick, and to wear a mask on all flights and public transport.


Locations of interest - Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales

Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales health authorities continue to announce further locations of interest after a COVID-19 positive couple breached Victoria lockdown rules and travelled from Melbourne, through regional New South Wales and into Queensland.

The couple travelled through the New South Wales towns of Dubbo, Forbes, Gillenbah and Moree between June 1-4, and in Queensland through Toowoomba, Caloundra, Buddina and Baringa betweenJune 5-8.

Victoria has also added new locations of interest following the identification of a further community case yesterday.

Anyone in New Zealand who was in these areas at the specified times is urged to check the following websites to determine whether they were at any of the locations of interest:

· Victoria locations of interest
· Queensland locations of interest
· Latest COVID-19 case locations and alerts in NSW

Anyone at these locations of interest at the specified times should call Healthline on 0800 358 5453, get tested and self-isolate until they return a negative result.

One person contacted Healthline on Saturday to confirm they visited one of the locations of interest during the specified time. The individual was in self-isolation, has been tested and has now returned a negative result. The individual had already arrived in

New Zealand before they were alerted by Australian authorities that they had been at a location of interest.

Anyone who was at a location of interest at the specified times cannot travel to New Zealand within 14 days of the exposure event.

  1. New border cases in New Zealand

Arrival date

From

Via

Positive test day/reason

Managed isolation/
quarantine location

29 May*

Philippines

Singapore

Day 12/routine test

Auckland

29 May*

United Arab Emirates

Malaysia

Day 12/routine

Auckland

7 June

Germany

Singapore

Day 3/routine test

Auckland

8 June

India

Qatar

Day 3/routine test

Auckland

11 June

Egypt

United Arab Emirates

Day 0/routine test

Auckland

11 June

Uganda

United Arab Emirates

Day 0/routine test

Auckland


* These cases are deemed historical and not considered infectious.

Testing information

The total number of tests processed by laboratories to date is 2,195,282.

On Saturday, 4,152 tests were processed.

The seven-day rolling average is 3,907.

For all testing locations nationwide visit the Healthpoint website.

This testing data does not include the number of tests processed by Waikato DHB, as systems remain down as a result of the cyber attack. The Waikato data continues to be recorded manually and monitored. The data will be added to the tally once systems have been restored. So far, the manual data is showing an average of around 200 tests processed per day since 17 May.

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1 comment

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Posted on 13-06-2021 17:14 | By Slim Shady

So 2 in hospital out the last 1000+ cases in MIQ. Whatever. These experts keep trying to crank it up but they talk BS. A month or so ago the “UK strain” was going to be the dominant strain in the World. It’s not even the dominant strain in the UK. Now the “Delta” variant is 70% more transmissible and 3 times deadlier. They said that about the UK variant. So compared to the original variant that killed some fit and healthy people in Wuhan, we are led to believe that it is now something like 200% more transmissible and 5 times as deadly as the original. It’s just not. Total bollocks. We are being completely ruled by “experts” that are only interested in keeping in the limelight. It’s all total crap.


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