New Zealand on Monday confirmed its first case of COVID-19 in the community in months in a 56-year-old woman, but said close contacts of the recently returned traveller had so far tested negative. No other community cases had been reported since the woman's case was disclosed on Sunday and authorities said the source of the infection was probably a fellow returnee at the quarantine facility. New Zealand Health Chief Ashley Bloomfield said 15 people had been identified as close contacts of the woman and were being contacted. New Zealand, one of the most successful nations in controlling the spread of the pandemic, last recorded a community coronavirus transmission in November, according to the Health Ministry website. But with the pandemic raging globally, more people are returning with infections, including the new variants, raising concerns the virus may spread in the community again.

Source: CBC News January 25, 2021 00:39 UTC