Wellington, January 31
New Zealand Prime {Minister} Jacinda Ardern mentioned Monday she has examined destructive for the coronavirus after coming into shut contact with an contaminated particular person on a business flight.
Ardern had been isolating since late Saturday after the January 22 publicity first got here to mild. She intends to proceed isolating by way of Tuesday to finish a 10-day {health} requirement. She has had no signs.
The publicity occurred on a flight from the city of Kerikeri to New Zealand’s largest metropolis, Auckland. {Health} officers listed a dozen flights as publicity occasions late Saturday, presumably indicating infections amongst flight crews.
Ardern and Governor-Common Cindy Kiro, who can also be isolating whereas awaiting a second take a look at, had been within the Northland area to do some filming forward of New Zealand’s {national} day, Waitangi Day, on February 6.
New Zealand has managed to stamp out or include the virus for a lot of the pandemic, and has reported simply 52 virus deaths amongst its inhabitants of 5 million. However an outbreak of the omicron variant is beginning to take maintain and is predicted to quickly develop over the approaching weeks.
About 77 per cent of New Zealanders are totally vaccinated, in line with Our World in Knowledge. That determine rises to 93 per cent of these aged 12 and over, in line with New Zealand officers.
Ardern’s isolation comes as Parliament is on summer time break. She’s going to chair a Cupboard {meeting} remotely on Tuesday. —AP
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