Then last night Dempsey received a call from the Ministry of Health telling him to self isolate and get a test. After receiving a Covid-19 test this morning he promptly booked himself into an Air BnB in Mount Maunganui where he plans to self isolate and wait for his test result. At the end of last week the Ministry of Health updated its advice to travellers who had returned from Melbourne, requiring them to self isolate until they returned a negative test. People arriving back from Melbourne between May 20 and 25 have been told to self isolate up to 12 days after landing in New Zealand. Photo / Alex BurtonA Ministry of Health spokesperson said its contact-tracing teams had worked hard to actively communicate with travellers around the recent outbreaks in Melbourne.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 01, 2021 02:46 UTC