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Government getting advice on whether pre-departure testing in India can be trusted after spate of Covid-19 cases

Wed, Mar 31 Source:  1 NEWS
 

The Government is receiving advice on whether pre-departure Covid-19 testing results from India can be trusted after a spate of cases on a weekend flight into New Zealand.

 
 
Chris Hipkins says very low proportion of returnees to NZ have tested positive for Covid-19
 
 
 
He says the total number of MIQ cases over the last 12 months is around 800, from around 125,000 returnees. Source: 1 NEWS

Twelve border cases arrived in a single flight from India via Dubai that touched down in Auckland on Saturday, with an additional eight cases recorded in the last week after returning via this journey.

Hipkins said the flight in question, from Dubai, was still needed because it brought medical supplies into New Zealand.

“We are seeing quite a few cases coming through that, it’s an Emirates flight that tends to bring a lot of people from India, we do see quite a high concentration of cases from that,” Hipkins said.

“Having said that, it is a very full flight, some of the other flights coming in may only have a few cases on them but they’re also half empty sometimes, this is a very full flight and it’s obviously coming from a country where Covid-19 is rampant.”

Hipkins said he was getting advice on the testing regime in India, but said the pre-departure testing rules which require people to get tested 72 hours before departing for New Zealand were not a “failsafe”.

 

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https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/government-getting-advice-whether-pre-departure-testing-in-india-can-trusted-after-spate-covid-19-cases

 

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Government getting advice on whether pre-departure testing in India can be trusted after spate of Covid-19 cases

Wed, Mar 31 Source:  1 NEWS
 

The Government is receiving advice on whether pre-departure Covid-19 testing results from India can be trusted after a spate of cases on a weekend flight into New Zealand.

 
 
Chris Hipkins says very low proportion of returnees to NZ have tested positive for Covid-19
 
 
 
He says the total number of MIQ cases over the last 12 months is around 800, from around 125,000 returnees. Source: 1 NEWS

Twelve border cases arrived in a single flight from India via Dubai that touched down in Auckland on Saturday, with an additional eight cases recorded in the last week after returning via this journey.

Hipkins said the flight in question, from Dubai, was still needed because it brought medical supplies into New Zealand.

“We are seeing quite a few cases coming through that, it’s an Emirates flight that tends to bring a lot of people from India, we do see quite a high concentration of cases from that,” Hipkins said.

“Having said that, it is a very full flight, some of the other flights coming in may only have a few cases on them but they’re also half empty sometimes, this is a very full flight and it’s obviously coming from a country where Covid-19 is rampant.”

Hipkins said he was getting advice on the testing regime in India, but said the pre-departure testing rules which require people to get tested 72 hours before departing for New Zealand were not a “failsafe”.

 

Read the rest here

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/government-getting-advice-whether-pre-departure-testing-in-india-can-trusted-after-spate-covid-19-cases

 

HK would've banned their entry

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