ISSUE
Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
One of the five Covid-19 cases linked to the Soundsplash music festival in Hamilton last weekend has been confirmed as having the Omicron variant.
The festival was named as a location of interest this morning - and thousands of festival-goers must now monitor for Covid-19 symptoms until at least next Wednesday.
In its daily briefing, the Ministry of Health said whole genome sequencing has confirmed Omicron in one of the five Auckland people who have tested positive Covid-19 after attending the event.
Interviews with the five cases will assist in deciding whether they contracted Covid-19 before or while attending the festival.
So far, 68 people who attended the festival have been identified as close contacts, and this number is expected to increase, the ministry said.
Contact tracing staff are contacting the people, who are required to follow all public health advice regarding isolation and testing.
If any cold or flu symptoms develop which could be Covid-19, the ministry is urging people to get a test and isolate at home until a negative result is returned.
Musician Michèle Ducray who performed at Soundsplash on Saturday said the moshpits were "hardcore" with people dancing close together, and mask useage was low.
But Ducray told Midday Report vaccine passports were being checked.
"The moshpits were pretty hardcore especially for the bigger acts. I didn't really see any scanning in. We were definitely asked for our vaccine passports when we came in ...But not a lot of mask use... so it could definitely be one that speads [Covid-19] a bit quickly."
She said she has had a Covid-19 test today.
One of the five Covid-19 cases linked to the Soundsplash music festival in Hamilton last weekend has been confirmed as having the Omicron variant.
The festival was named as a location of interest this morning - and thousands of festival-goers must now monitor for Covid-19 symptoms until at least...
One of the five Covid-19 cases linked to the Soundsplash music festival in Hamilton last weekend has been confirmed as having the Omicron variant.
The festival was named as a location of interest this morning - and thousands of festival-goers must now monitor for Covid-19 symptoms until at least next Wednesday.
In its daily briefing, the Ministry of Health said whole genome sequencing has confirmed Omicron in one of the five Auckland people who have tested positive Covid-19 after attending the event.
Interviews with the five cases will assist in deciding whether they contracted Covid-19 before or while attending the festival.
So far, 68 people who attended the festival have been identified as close contacts, and this number is expected to increase, the ministry said.
Contact tracing staff are contacting the people, who are required to follow all public health advice regarding isolation and testing.
If any cold or flu symptoms develop which could be Covid-19, the ministry is urging people to get a test and isolate at home until a negative result is returned.
Musician Michèle Ducray who performed at Soundsplash on Saturday said the moshpits were "hardcore" with people dancing close together, and mask useage was low.
But Ducray told Midday Report vaccine passports were being checked.
"The moshpits were pretty hardcore especially for the bigger acts. I didn't really see any scanning in. We were definitely asked for our vaccine passports when we came in ...But not a lot of mask use... so it could definitely be one that speads [Covid-19] a bit quickly."
She said she has had a Covid-19 test today.
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