Dr Rawiri Taonui Covid Maori | Lowering Green and Red Zone Entries and Active Cases Key 13 May 2021 08:06 AM Photo: Supplied.
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This week, the world total of cases passed 160 million. With the introduction of the Trans-Tasman and Rarotonga Travel Bubbles, controlling the number of arrivals at the border and active cases in MIQ (Managed Isolation and Quarantine) will be key to minimising the risk of outbreaks in New Zealand.
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The risk is real. New variants, B117 (Britain), B1351 (South Africa) and P1 (Brazil) are driving a 4th Mega-Wave of Covid-19 in the Indian sub-continent, South America and parts of Europe and Island Southeast Asia. Other newer variants are emerging. There were 10 breaches and failures at the border and from MIQ last year. There have been 11 breaches and incidents in less than five months this year, six from Red Zone countries and five in the first 19 days of the Trans-Tasman Bubble.