There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today.
There are two new cases to report in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s last update yesterday.
The seven-day rolling average of new cases detected at the border is two.
Four previously reported cases have now recovered.
The total number of active cases in New Zealand today is 22.
Our total number of confirmed cases is 2,313.
Globally, there have been 166,860,081 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 3,459,996 deaths, reported to WHO.
Since 1 January 2021, there have been 64 historical cases, out of a total of 496 cases.
NEW BORDER CASES
- One case arrived on 16 May and tested positive on day 7. They have been transferred to a quarantine facility in Auckland.
- One case arrived on 23 May and tested positive on day 0. They have been transferred to a quarantine facility in Christchurch.
MELBOURNE
The Ministry of Health continues to actively monitor the situation in Melbourne while remaining in close contact with Australian health authorities.
Anyone who has visited Melbourne since 11 May should monitor for symptoms and seek advice from Healthline if any symptoms develop.
Information about locations of interest are provided on the Victoria Health website and are being updated regularly so please keep checking for updates if you have been in Melbourne: coronavirus.vic.gov.au/exposure-sites
Anyone in New Zealand who has been at a location of interest in Melbourne at the specified time should contact Healthline as soon as possible for advice on isolating and testing.
A further update is expected to be provided this afternoon.
TESTING INFORMATION
The total number of tests processed by laboratories to date is 2,111,902.
Laboratories processed 2,950 tests yesterday. The seven-day rolling average is 3,801.
The pause in New Zealand’s Quarantine Free Travel with Victoria will be extended until 7.59pm NZT on Friday 4 June. This is following today’s announcement in Melbourne of a growing number of cases, more exposure events and the high risk nature of some of these events.
Victoria has put in place a seven-day lockdown from 11.59pm tonight with local residents now required to stay home following confirmation of additional locally-acquired cases of COVID-19, increasing exposure sites and a large and growing number of close contacts.
The pause extension is based on the public health risk assessment to further protect New Zealanders. Our public health staff remain in close contact with Victorian authorities about the actions being taken in Melbourne.
Quarantine-Free Travel from Victoria to New Zealand (one-way) will be paused from 7.59pm NZT and be in place for 72 hours initially. As with previous pauses, it will be under constant review.
Five linked positive cases of COVID-19 in Melbourne’s northern suburbs have been confirmed by the Health Authority in Victoria.
New Zealand officials have assessed that the most cautious option is to pause the travel bubble with Victoria as there are still several unknowns with the outbreak.
Four COVID-19 cases in Melbourne – restrictions on those who visited locations of interest The Ministry of Health is actively monitoring the situation in Melbourne and remains in close contact with Australian health agencies.
However, there will be testing and isolation requirements on people who have been in locations of interest in Melbourne, including those who have travelled back to New Zealand in recent days.
The Ministry’s current assessment is that the public health risk is appropriately managed through the actions taken by Victorian health authorities.
QUARANTINE-FREE TRAVEL UPDATE
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that the public health risk to New Zealand remains low following further discussions with Victoria state health officials this evening.
At this stage, the Ministry’s recommendation is that Quarantine Free Travel between New Zealand and the state of Victoria can continue. No further community cases have been identified in Victoria.
Health officials in Victoria continue to undertake contact tracing relating to the case announced yesterday. All initial test results from contacts are negative.