Referred to as Case B, it was later confirmed that person was also a Defence Force employee. Case B was transferred to a quarantine facility in Wellington and five household contacts went into self-isolation. Photo / Dean PurcellGenome sequencing matched Case A and B, confirming transmission of Covid-19 from the first Defence Force staffer to the second. That person met Case B for lunch in Wellington at the Little Penang restaurant on The Terrace on Friday afternoon. Today's case is one of 55 close contacts of Case B and had been self-isolating at home since the first week of November.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 21, 2020 03:42 UTC