There are two new cases in MIQ and one historic case reported
There are two new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation and one historic case to report today.
There are no new Covid-19 cases in the community.
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says one of the new cases arrived from Ireland, via Dubai, on 29 September.
"The person has been in managed isolation at the Sudima Hotel in Rotorua, they developed symptoms on day eight of their stay and have now been transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility."
He says the second case arrived from Hong Kong on 3 October, they've been staying at the Holiday Inn at Auckland, they returned a positive result on day three of their stay and have been transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility.
The historic case is regarded as an older infection that wasn't infectious while in New Zealand, Dr Bloomfield says.
"This person arrived from India on 27 August, they tested negative on the day three and 12 tests while in managed isolation and they completed managed isolation on 11 September. The person was re-tested as part of the follow-up to the Christchurch returnee group of cases and returned a weak positive result."
Dr Bloomfield says the Ministry of Health was in contact with counterparts in India to establish if the person had not been recorded as a case there, they hadn't so they've now been labelled as a historic case here in New Zealand.
The total number of confirmed cases in the country is now 1508. There are 39 active cases.
One person has recovered from Covid-19 and one person remains on the ward in Middlemore Hospital, Dr Bloomfield says.
"While the source of the Auckland August cluster remains under investigation, we continue to do so, we may never know though how that cluster arose," Dr Bloomfield says.
"There is still an ongoing risk further cases will emerge in the community and our key point here is alert level 1 is not alert level none," he says.
"So we need to stay alert and play our part, any future cases we need to identify quickly, we need to get people into self isolation and find close contacts."
"Please continue to keep a record, there is an easy way to do that with the NZ Covid Tracer App on your phone, please keep using it."
Three new cases, all in managed isolation, were announced yesterday.
Auckland emerged from its second lockdown today with foot traffic in the city creeping up for the first morning at alert level 1 in eight weeks.
Shops have reported a slight uptick in workers returning to the city.
With restrictions on social gatherings, physical distancing and face coverings now relaxed, firms hope the much-anticipated normality will bring a rush of customers.
Meanwhile, Health Minister Chris Hipkins has told RNZ this morning that while safe travel zones could be opened up between New Zealand and countries or areas with no community transmission, the re-opening of borders within Australia remained a sticking point.
He said now that the entire country is at alert level 1, he was urging people to continue to use the Covid-19 app which makes contact tracing much faster. He also encouraged people to be tested for the virus if they showed any symptoms.
There are two new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation and one historic case to report today.
There are no new Covid-19 cases in the community.
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says one of the new cases arrived from Ireland, via Dubai, on 29 September.
"The person has been in...
There are two new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation and one historic case to report today.
There are no new Covid-19 cases in the community.
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says one of the new cases arrived from Ireland, via Dubai, on 29 September.
"The person has been in managed isolation at the Sudima Hotel in Rotorua, they developed symptoms on day eight of their stay and have now been transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility."
He says the second case arrived from Hong Kong on 3 October, they've been staying at the Holiday Inn at Auckland, they returned a positive result on day three of their stay and have been transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility.
The historic case is regarded as an older infection that wasn't infectious while in New Zealand, Dr Bloomfield says.
"This person arrived from India on 27 August, they tested negative on the day three and 12 tests while in managed isolation and they completed managed isolation on 11 September. The person was re-tested as part of the follow-up to the Christchurch returnee group of cases and returned a weak positive result."
Dr Bloomfield says the Ministry of Health was in contact with counterparts in India to establish if the person had not been recorded as a case there, they hadn't so they've now been labelled as a historic case here in New Zealand.
The total number of confirmed cases in the country is now 1508. There are 39 active cases.
One person has recovered from Covid-19 and one person remains on the ward in Middlemore Hospital, Dr Bloomfield says.
"While the source of the Auckland August cluster remains under investigation, we continue to do so, we may never know though how that cluster arose," Dr Bloomfield says.
"There is still an ongoing risk further cases will emerge in the community and our key point here is alert level 1 is not alert level none," he says.
"So we need to stay alert and play our part, any future cases we need to identify quickly, we need to get people into self isolation and find close contacts."
"Please continue to keep a record, there is an easy way to do that with the NZ Covid Tracer App on your phone, please keep using it."
Three new cases, all in managed isolation, were announced yesterday.
Auckland emerged from its second lockdown today with foot traffic in the city creeping up for the first morning at alert level 1 in eight weeks.
Shops have reported a slight uptick in workers returning to the city.
With restrictions on social gatherings, physical distancing and face coverings now relaxed, firms hope the much-anticipated normality will bring a rush of customers.
Meanwhile, Health Minister Chris Hipkins has told RNZ this morning that while safe travel zones could be opened up between New Zealand and countries or areas with no community transmission, the re-opening of borders within Australia remained a sticking point.
He said now that the entire country is at alert level 1, he was urging people to continue to use the Covid-19 app which makes contact tracing much faster. He also encouraged people to be tested for the virus if they showed any symptoms.
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