The positive Covid-19 case that travelled to Wellington from Sydney was last night confirmed as having the highly contagious Delta Covid-19 variant. There have been no positive cases in New Zealand linked to the case, which has put the Wellington region into Alert level 2 until 11.59pm tomorrow. Four close contacts of the man, who visited many places around Wellington last weekend, returned negative results on Thursday. The Cabinet will meet tomorrow morning to decide whether the Wellington level should be changed. Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins and director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield have provided an update on the Wellington scare.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 25, 2021 21:00 UTC