Health teams say Covid testing for people who have been in Melbourne is free. As for Covid cases, four of those previously reported have now recovered bringing the total number of active cases in New Zealand today to 13. As for the results of those who have been tested, as of this morning, 2,350 travellers and 178 air crew had returned negative tests. The ministry said the variant of Covid being found in Melbourne is the B.1.617.1 variant which was first reported in India. One of the state's five new Covid cases yesterday was a worker at an aged-care facility in Melbourne's west.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 01, 2021 00:45 UTC