Asked about that flare-up today, Ardern spoke of the importance of aligning how New Zealand would respond to a similar outbreak here. She couldn't say how the Queensland outbreak would affect a bubble were one in place. Otago University epidemiologist Professor Nick Wilson expected the current outbreak wouldn't have any major implications for the prospects of a bubble. "With the exception of the big Victoria outbreak, Australia has been pretty good at outbreak control, with their combined use of contact tracing and lockdowns," he said. "We need to be learning from each other, and it just doesn't seem like there's much evidence of sharing protocols."

Source: New Zealand Herald March 29, 2021 04:07 UTC