There are two new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today; the first is a returnee to New Zealand in managed isolation and the second a health worker who works in Auckland’s quarantine facility.
The returnee in managed isolation arrived from South Africa on 8 September and remains in quarantine in Canterbury. The other new case is a health worker who works at Auckland’s quarantine facility Jet Park managing people in quarantine after they test positive for COVID-19.
Five household contacts are in isolation at their home and are being tested today. This case is still being investigated to determine if the infection came from the community or from within the quarantine facility, though at this stage no obvious links to other cases