Passengers on a domestic flight sitting closest to a person who tested positive for Covid-19 soon after arriving in South Korea are being contacted as "priority". Yesterday it was revealed a man in his 20s had tested positive a day after taking a plane from Auckland to Christchurch before continuing to South Korea last week. The Ministry of Health said they could not rule out the man became infected in New Zealand before travelling to South Korea. Korean-language newspapers reported the international traveller in his 20s arrived from New Zealand on July 22 and tested positive on July 23. The Health Ministry said the traveller left New Zealand a week ago on July 21 and arrived in South Korea on July 22 after transiting through Singapore.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 28, 2020 00:11 UTC