Covid-19: New Zealand to open second travel bubble
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Covid-19: New Zealand to open second travel bubble
AP / May 3, 2021, 19:22 IST
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WELLINGTON: New Zealand will open a second travel bubble this month with the tiny Cook Islands, after last month opening a travel bubble with Australia.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said if all goes well, two-way quarantine-free travel with the Cook Islands will begin on May 17.
The Cook Islands has a population of just 8,000 and relies on New Zealand tourists to power its economy.
New Zealand has stamped out the spread of the coronavirus, while the Cook Islands has yet to record a single case.
Monday, 03 May 2021 05:43 PM MYT
BY JOHN BUNYAN
(From left) Teja assemblyman Sandrea Ng, Simpang Pulai assemblyman Tan Kar Hing and Pasir Pinji assemblyman Howard Lee and speaking to press at Gopeng Parliament service centre in Ipoh, May 3, 2021. Picture by Farhan Najib
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IPOH, May 3 Pasir Pinji assemblyman Howard Lee today urged the federal and Perak governments to make Covid-19 testing mandatory for tour operators before any journey within the travel bubble.
Lee said that the government should be responsible and make this a policy to safeguard the public from Covid-19.