Today there is one new case of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation in New Zealand. It has been 74 days since the last case of COVID-19 was acquired locally from an unknown source.
Today’s case is a woman in her 60s who arrived in New Zealand on June 30 from Pakistan via Doha and Sydney. She has been in managed isolation at the Novotel in Christchurch, and tested negative at her first test around day 3 of her stay, then tested positive around day 12 of her stay in isolation.
Today’s case emphasises why we test people twice during their time in managed isolation. The second test around day 12 is needed because the infection may take longer to develop in some people, and is one of the checks used to find out if a person can leave