Covid-19: Bus trips, burger joint and badminton club new 'close contact' locations

Two long-distance bus trips in the North Island have been classified as close contact events for Covid-19 exposure.

The affected journeys are:

• The InterCity IC6965 bus from Gisborne to Napier, which departed Gisborne at 9.30am on Friday 28 January and arrived in Napier at 1pm on the same day.
• The InterCity IC6367 bus from Napier to Wellington, which departed Napier at 1.50pm on Friday 28 January and arrived in Wellington at 7.45pm on the same day.

Anyone who was on either of the buses is considered a close contact and is being told to self-isolate and get an immediate test.

Other close contact locations of interest listed today include a sports club in Rotorua and a fast food restaurant in New Plymouth.

People who played in a group at the Rotorua Badminton Club between 7pm and 9pm on the night of 21 January are considered close contacts of a Covid-19 case, as are people who were indoors at Burger Fuel New Plymouth between 2pm and 3pm on Tuesday, 25 January.

Those who were at the above locations at the specified times are also being asked to self-isolate and to get a Covid-19 test immediately and five days after the exposure event.

Further locations of interest

Other locations of interest posted on the Ministry of Health's website so far today include cafes, takeaway shops, a service station and an airport - all in the North Island.

People who were at the following locations at the specified times are being asked to self-monitor for Covid-19 symptoms for 10 days following exposure and to get tested if they become symptomatic.

• Wendy's Dominion Road in Auckland from 4pm on 26 January until 12.15am on 27 January
• Rotorua Badminton Club in Rotorua from 6pm - 8pm on 25 January
• Peloton Bar and Eatery in Rongotai, Wellington from 9pm - 9.30pm on 19 January
• Indo Spice World in Tauranga from 3.38pm - 4pm on 25 January
• Gilmours Wellington in Lower Hutt from 4.27pm - 5pm on 21 January
• Rotorua Regional Airport from 6.24am - 6.45am on 17 January; and from 9.54am - 10am on 27 January
• Z Mungavin Avenue Service Station in Porirua from 10.30am - 10.40am on 24 January
• Countdown Katikati from 4pm - 5pm on 25 January
• Takeaway customers at Burger Fuel New Plymouth from 2pm - 3pm on 25 January
• Burger Fiasco in Kerikeri from 3.30pm - 4pm on 27 January
• Synergy Hair Queensgate in Lower Hutt from 4pm - 5pm on 23 January SuperValue Cannons Creek in Porirua from 11.05am - 11.15am on 24 January
• Preservatorium Cafe in Te Aro, Wellington from 7.37am - 8.10am on 25 January