There are no new cases in the community to report today.
There are two new positive cases of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation since yesterday.
The seven-day rolling average of new cases detected at the border is one.
No previously reported cases have recovered.
The total number of active cases in New Zealand today is 33.
Our total number of confirmed cases is 2,245.
Since 1 January 2021, there have been 49 historical cases, out of a total of 429 cases.
Response to Perth lockdown
Quarantine-free travel between Western Australia and New Zealand has been paused after Perth and the outer-metropolitan area of Peel were placed in a three-day COVID-19 lockdown at 12:01am on Saturday 24 April (Western Australia time).
New Zealand health officials remain in contact with their Australian counterparts and are closely monitoring the situation in Perth.
Both countries have planned for this type of scenario and are following agreed Trans-Tasman bubble protocols. Last night a risk assessment was completed by New Zealand Health authorities and the current risk to New Zealand has been assessed as low. Updates will be provided if there are any changes to the current risk assessment or advice.
As per our framework travel to the rest of Australia will continue, but New Zealanders in Australia are asked to follow local guidance and check for places of interest outside of Western Australia.
About 1000 passengers who have arrived in New Zealand on direct flights from Perth on 19, 21 and 23 April are being contacted and provided with advice.
Information for anyone who is in New Zealand and has been in Perth or Peel since 17 April is on the locations of interest page on the Ministry of Health website, and on the Western Australia Department of Health site Locations visited by confirmed COVID-19 cases (healthywa.wa.gov.au)
If you have been at one of these locations of interest at the times indicated you should:
- stay at home or the accommodation you are staying in
- get a test five days after your exposure
