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JASON DORDAY / Things
Masks are mandatory on public transport since November 19 (File photo).
There are nine new Covid-19 cases to report in New Zealand on Thursday.
The Health Ministry said all the cases were detected in isolation.
Four were considered active cases and five were historical.
Of the historical cases, two were members of the Pakistan men’s cricket team.
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They were reported to be under investigation on Wednesday but tested positive on day six.
The ministry said they had historical infections, but they would be counted in the New Zealand total as they were not counted abroad.
Of the active cases, one arrived in New Zealand on November 29 from the UK.
They tested positive on the third day and were transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility, Jet Park.
Two cases who traveled together arrived in New Zealand on November 21 from Qatar.
The ministry said its additional travel details were pending.
These people tested positive on the 12th and had also been transferred to Jet Park.
The fourth active case arrived in New Zealand on November 30 from the United States.
They tested positive on the third day and were transferred to Jet Park.
MORNING REPORT / RNZ
Chris Hipkins, the Covid-19 response minister, says New Zealand is under less pressure to speed up regulatory approval of a Covid-19 vaccine than other countries.
On Wednesday, only one case of the virus was announced.
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