Article contentIt took just eight days for New Zealand to lose its COVID-free status when two women who had been given permission to leave quarantine early after arriving from abroad tested positive for the coronavirus, authorities said on Tuesday. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or New Zealand loses COVID-free status after just eight days as two women test positive Back to video“Vigorous testing is now taking place across those who were in the quarantine facility at the same time, and those who may have had any, even the remotest chance of contact (with the women),” Ardern said in a Facebook Live post. New Zealand had trumpeted its achievement last week of becoming one of the first countries in the world to eliminate COVID-19 and return to pre-pandemic normality, lifting all social and economic restrictions except border controls.

Source: National Post June 16, 2020 13:28 UTC