Photo: NZ HeraldDirector-general of health Ashley Bloomfield is seeking to allay fears about catching Covid-19 from people in isolation in light of five confirmed cases in the past week in returnees in managed isolation or just having left isolation. They were tested as part of new routine testing on Day 3 and Day 12 of mandatory managed isolation for all arrivals. According to Dr Bloomfield, they had no symptoms and have been transferred to a stricter quarantine facility at the Jet Park Hotel. Before routine testing was announced on June 9, a total of 35 people in managed isolation or quarantine had been confirmed as having had it. From the beginning of April when managed isolation started "we have not seen any further infections as a result of people in managed isolation either within the facilities or once they have left the facilities".

Source: Otago Daily Times June 20, 2020 20:37 UTC