Article 5GT32 New Zealand airport worker tests positive to Covid on second day of travel bubble

New Zealand airport worker tests positive to Covid on second day of travel bubble

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Tess McClure in Auckland
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Jacinda Ardern says cleaner was fully vaccinated and all signs point' to case having no connection to Australian arrivals

A New Zealand airport worker has tested positive for Covid-19, just one day after the country opened a quarantine-free travel bubble with Australia. The border worker is employed at Auckland airport, the largest and busiest airport in New Zealand.

Speaking to the press, the prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, said the worker had been fully vaccinated early in the rollout, and had tested positive as part of routine screening. She said the worker cleaned planes coming in from red zone", or high-risk countries, and all signs point" to this case having no connection to new Australian arrivals. There was no indication it will affect the newly minted travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand.

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