About 5000 people in New Zealand who recently arrived from Melbourne have been ordered to immediately self-isolate and seek a Covid-19 test. Those travellers must self-isolate at their usual place of residence or accommodation, and contact Healthline to advise they are a close or casual contact of a Covid-19 case in Melbourne. READ MORE:* Live: Melbourne travel bubble paused for seven more days, all returnees to self-isolate, get a Covid-19 test* Super Rugby: Chiefs now also making alternative arrangements for Rebels game* Covid-19: Government announces seven-day extension of trans-Tasman travel pause to Victoria* Covid-19: More than 10,000 travellers from Melbourne contacted, quarantine-free travel remains suspendedAlden Williams/Stuff Around 5000 returnees from Melbourne must self-isolate and get a Covid-19 test. The order comes as Hipkins announced quarantine-free travel from Melbourne will remain suspended for a further seven days. This variant is considered more infectious than the original Covid-19 variant that spread at the beginning of the pandemic.

Source: Stuff May 27, 2021 06:55 UTC