Meanwhile, genomic sequencing tests had confirmed that an Air NZ crew member was infected overseas. "The three air crew members who are close contacts of the air crew member who tested positive have returned negative day 5 test results. "If we find it, we'll stamp it out, and we've made sure the Government's Covid-19 team, and the national support network, are ready," Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said. Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins and director general of health Ashley Bloomfield. Finance Minister Grant Robertson has also outlined how the Government would financially respond if there was a summer outbreak.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 15, 2020 23:46 UTC