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There are three new Covid-19 cases in New Zealand to report on Friday.
The Health Ministry said the cases were detected in isolation.
The first case arrived from Romania, via Qatar and Brisbane, on November 3.
They were already at the Auckland quarantine facility, Jet Park, as a contact for three previously confirmed cases and tested positive during routine tests on day 12 of their stay.
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The second case arrived from Dubai on November 15 and tested positive on the third day of his stay.
The third case on Friday arrived from Qatar via Brisbane on November 17.
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Wearing masks became mandatory on public transport in Auckland and on flights nationwide on Thursday.
Two cases were detected in controlled isolation on Thursday.
On Thursday, masks became mandatory on Auckland’s public transport.
Masks are now mandatory on airplanes across the country as well.
The ministry also said Thursday that all 23 close contacts of a Defense Forces worker, known as Case A, who was stationed at Auckland’s Jet Park quarantine facility, had tested negative on the 12th.
All the occupants of the Waldorf Apartments, the apartment building in Case A, had also tested negative on the 12th.
