PM Jacinda Ardern is greeted by dancers after touching down in the Cook Islands in 2018. Photo / Michael CraigPeople in the Cook Islands do not understand why a travel bubble has still not been finalised with New Zealand, despite being completely free of Covid-19. New Zealand officials travelled to the Cook Islands to see if a travel bubble would work. Melvin acknowledged the trip had otherwise gone well, so could not understand why the travel bubble has not been fast-tracked. "The disease continues to surge in many countries worldwide," the country's dedicated Covid-19 Cook Islands Response website says.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 03, 2020 21:29 UTC