Michael Baker says the situation in New South Wales shows how vigilant New Zealand has to be regarding the Delta variant. Photo: RNZA public health professor is backing the Government's last-minute call to scrap mercy flights out of New South Wales. University of Otago epidemiologist Michael Baker said with the highly contagious Delta variant of Covid-19 spreading so rapidly, trans-Tasman travel needs to be flexible. He said it shows how vigilant New Zealand needs to be, as the Delta variant takes hold in Australia. As many as 2500 New Zealanders are trapped across the Tasman after repatriation flights from New South Wales were halted.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 09, 2021 22:18 UTC