Video / NZ HeraldThere are 6407 new community cases of Covid today, including two more travellers infected with the new BA.5 variant of the virus. The Ministry of Health reported a further two Covid-related deaths in today's update. Two more people who travelled from overseas to New Zealand have been confirmed as having the BA.5 variant of Omicron, the Ministry of Health said. Yesterday the Ministry of Health reported that a border case had tested positive for the Omicron sub-variant BA.5. "Both BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants are being monitored by the World Health Organisation [WHO].

Source: New Zealand Herald May 09, 2022 02:41 UTC