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Seven cases of coronavirus were found at the border on Wednesday (File photo).
There are seven new Covid-19 cases to report in New Zealand on Wednesday.
The Health Ministry said all the cases were in managed isolation and had been detected in the past two days.
There were no cases in the community.
Wednesday’s update will be the last one until after Christmas, with the next one scheduled for Sunday, December 27.
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The ministry said one of the seven cases had been found to be historical, so it would not be included in the total number of active cases.
They arrived in New Zealand on December 14, from the United States, and tested positive for routine tests around the third day.
They were transferred to a quarantine facility in Christchurch.
Three other cases on Wednesday had also traveled from the United States.
One person tested positive for routine tests around the third day and was transferred to a quarantine facility in Christchurch after arriving on December 15.
Two others had arrived from the United States on Dec. 17 and tested positive for routine tests around the third day of their stay in controlled isolation.
They had also been transferred to a Christchurch quarantine facility.
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The other cases on Wednesday included a person who arrived in New Zealand on December 13.
They had traveled from South Africa through the United Arab Emirates and tested positive after symptoms appeared.
They were transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility, Jet Park.
Another case arrived on December 15 from the Czech Republic via the United Arab Emirates.
They tested positive after the onset of symptoms around day six of their stay in controlled isolation.
This case was also transferred to Jet Park.
Wednesday’s final case came from the UK via Qatar on December 17.
They tested positive for coronavirus in routine tests around day three. They were also transferred to Jet Park.
A total of five cases were found at the border on Monday.
The ministry said the next scheduled reporting dates will be:
- Tuesday December 29
- Thursday December 31
- Sunday January 3
- Tuesday, January 5
- Thursday January 7
- Sunday January 10
