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Five of Sunday’s six coronavirus cases were moved to Auckland’s Quarantine Facility, Jet Park, after testing positive (file photo).
The Ministry of Health is ready to publish the latest Covid-19 numbers at 1 pm.
On Sunday, six managed isolated cases were announced.
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Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins and Chief Health Officer Ashley Bloomfield are warning tourists to be prepared in the event of a closure during the holidays.
Of the six new cases, two came from South Africa, two from the Netherlands, one from Australia and one from the United States.
The United States case tested positive around day seven and was tested as they were a close contact of an existing case in controlled isolation.
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This person was quarantined at a facility in Christchurch, while the others were placed in quarantine facilities in Auckland.
On Thursday, the Government announced that free Covid-19 vaccines will be available to the entire New Zealand population from mid-2021.
Two new agreements have been signed for two-dose vaccines: one for 7.6 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which would cover 3.8 million people; and another for 10.72 million doses of a Novovax vaccine, enough for 5.36 million people.
