It comes days after the country declared itself to be free of Covid-19. FMTNews
New Zealand’s border is closed to everyone except returning citizens though exceptions have been made.
The new case is a man in his 60s who flew in from Lahore in Pakistan, via Doha and Melbourne on June 11, and is in quarantine. The government has been forced to explain why the women were let out without proper testing, and questions were raised about whether quarantine facilities are being properly managed.
“I know the case of these two women will have upset people … I am certainly upset by it,” Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield told a news conference on Thursday.New Zealand’s border is closed to everyone except returning citizens though some exceptions have been made for business and compassionate reasons. Everyone has to go into quarantine.
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