Photo / SuppliedPublic health experts say protections for the South Island from Aucklanders spreading Covid-19 do not go far enough and cases will crop up all over the country over summer. This made it inevitable cases would crop up all over the country over the summer, Plank said. "People leaving Auckland will have to be either fully vaccinated or to test negative in the 72 hours before departure. Altogether, this meant it was inevitable cases would crop up all around the country over the summer period. "Where these cases land in highly vaccinated communities, it's likely the virus will hit a dead end and fizzle out.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 17, 2021 19:25 UTC