A quarantine-free travel pause in place with Victoria will be reviewed this afternoon.

This is the latest information from Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield.

This pause will be reviewed again today, and an update will be provided this afternoon.

Anyone who is eligible can continue returning on 'green flights”, meaning they will not be required to isolate when they arrive home.

'However, they must provide evidence of a negative Covid-19 test taken within three-days of departure,” says the MOH.

A PCR test is required.

All passengers travelling on a return green flight must also complete the Nau Mai Râ contact information and complete the health declaration to confirm they have not visited a location of interest.

'Travellers who are not covered by the restrictions in Victoria and who have not visited a location of interest at the times specified, can still travel quarantine-free from other states and will not require a pre-departure test,” says a statement from the MOH.

'All travellers to New Zealand are encouraged online and in airports to download and use the NZ Covid-19 Tracer app, stay put if they are sick, and to wear a mask on all flights and public transport.”
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Locations of interest - Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales

Australian health authorities announced locations of interest in association with the current outbreak in Victoria.

Anyone in New Zealand who was in regional New South Wales between June 1-5 or regional Queensland between June 5-8 is urged to check the following websites to determine whether they were at any of the locations of interest:
· Victoria locations of interest
· Queensland locations of interest
· Latest COVID-19 case locations and alerts in NSW

Anyone at these locations of interest at the specified times should call Healthline on 0800 358 5453, get tested and self-isolate until they return a negative result.

Anyone who was at a location of interest at the specified times cannot travel to New Zealand within 14 days of the exposure event.

Today, the Ministry of Health is reporting there are no new cases of Covid-19 in the community.

There are two new cases to report in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry's last update yesterday.

The seven-day rolling average of new cases detected at the border is two.

Since January 1, there have been 76 historical cases, out of a total of 539 cases, as one previously confirmed case has now been classified as historical.

The total number of confirmed cases is 2355.

The number of previously reported cases that have now recovered is two.

The total number of active cases in New Zealand today is 23.

Covid-19 cases hospitalised

Two people with Covid-19 continue to be treated at Middlemore Hospital. Both were transferred from the Auckland quarantine facility last week.

Both patients remain in a stable condition, says the MOH.

'The patients were taken to hospital safely using strict infection prevention and control measures which are in place for all hospital transfers from managed isolation and quarantine facilities.

'For privacy reasons, no further details about these patients' care will be released.”