New COVID-19 cases in NZ are two women from UK, took car to Wellington

New COVID-19 cases in NZ are two women from UK, took car to Wellington

By Dhanjay Deo
16/06/2020
The Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield. [Image: NZHerald]

The new Covid-19 cases in New Zealand are two women from the United Kingdom who were allowed to travel to Wellington on compassionate grounds.

The Director general of Health, Ashley Bloomfield says both cases are from the same family. One of the women is in her 30s and the other is in her 40s.

They were visiting a relative in Wellington, who has since died. Bloomfield said the pair drove from Auckland to Wellington for the visit.

The women had been careful not to put anyone at risk and the women had not stopped for petrol and had gone to the toilet on the side of the road.

The two British women were in managed isolation from their arrival in New Zealand on June 7th and permitted to leave Auckland to travel to Wellington on June 13th in a private vehicle.

[Image: NZHerald]

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