But with economic pressure growing the government is seriously considering opening up New Zealand's entire bubble to Australia. That idea prompted Australian leader Scott Morrison to ask Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to video call into his ministerial cabinet meeting today. While the travel bubble will be the focus of today's unprecedented secure video call, Ardern also expects to discuss progress being made on a CovidSafe app for contact tracing. Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said the Ministry of Health had been providing and preparing advice for the prime minister ahead of the meeting. He said if a bubble was established, there would need to be agreement on a few key health aspects.

Source: Stuff May 04, 2020 21:00 UTC