Eighty-six people linked to the cluster, including 36 positive cases, have been moved into quarantine. Testing port workers was initially meant to have been completed by tonight, but that has been extended to the end of the week due to the sheer number of the 12,000 port workers. Dr Bloomfield said he "had a different view". Programmes to address anxiety in Māori and Pasifika communities were being addressed, Dr Bloomfield said, but he didn't have any details. Dr Bloomfield said he was giving the Health Minister and the Cabinet "very regular updates" about testing border-facing workers.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 17, 2020 01:04 UTC