At least five of the people who tested positive for Covid-19 in managed isolation had tested negative before boarding their flight here. Five people who tested positive for Covid-19 in New Zealand's isolation facilities had negative results before leaving India. Joseph Johnson As of Tuesday, there were 132 active Covid-19 cases in New Zealand. "Those who [tested] positive weren't able to catch that flight, only those who had a negative Covid test boarded," he told RNZ's First Up. As of Tuesday, there were 132 active Covid-19 cases in New Zealand and 33 of these were imported cases in quarantine facilities, while 99 were community cases.

Source: Stuff September 01, 2020 22:30 UTC