By AFP More by this AuthorWellingtonNew Zealand reported two cases of Covid-19 Tuesday, ending a three-and-a-half week spell without any fresh infections, health authorities said. Both the new patients were recent arrivals from the United Kingdom, the health ministry said. "The ministry can confirm today two new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand related to the border as a result of recent travel from the UK. COMMUNITY TRANSMISSIONAdvertisementThe South Pacific nation, which has recorded only 22 deaths among a population of five million, declared last week that it had eliminated community transmission of the virus. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that she had not declared the country virus-free because "New Zealand will have cases again in the future".

Source: Daily Nation June 16, 2020 07:52 UTC