This comes just four months since a one-way travel bubble was opened, allowing Cook Islanders quarantine-free travel to New Zealand. Regarding the Cook Islands bubble, if there was a Covid case it would likely have originated from New Zealand. In May, Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown visited New Zealand where he and Ardern announced the two-way bubble. Today also marks the start of the Cook Islands vaccination roll-out. "All residents in the Cook Islands over the age of 16 years are eligible for vaccination.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 17, 2021 21:45 UTC