An urgent health alert has been issued after two passengers arriving from a red zone country were allowed to mingle with travellers heading to New Zealand at Brisbane Airport in a major coronavirus breach.
The duo had returned from Covid hotspot Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on Thursday morning and were then allowed to head to a cafe and a retail outlet at the airport for almost two hours before authorities discovered the breach.
One has since tested positive to the virus.
The passengers were at the airport s Hudson Cafe at the same time almost 400 green zone travellers were preparing to fly out to New Zealand.
Officials say a reported green zone breach at Brisbane Airport may have involved passengers flying to New Zealand.
It has prompted health authorities to ad
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Passengers who ve arrived here from Brisbane are being advised to monitor their health for the next 14 days.
There s been a reported Covid-19 breach at Hudson Cafe in Brisbane Airport, which may have involved passengers flying here.
Our Ministry of Health understands two red zone passengers were in the green zone cafe..
The risk has been assessed as low.
Passengers on Air New Zealand NZ 202, Air New Zealand NZ 146 and Qantas QF 135 are being advised to be aware.
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A green-zone breach at Brisbane Airport, involving mixing with two red-zone passengers, may have affected passengers flying to New Zealand.
It has prompted health authorities here to advise passengers arriving in New Zealand to monitor their health for the next 14 days.
Friday, 30 April 2021, 5:20 am
29 April 2021
A reported green zone breach at
a Brisbane Airport café which may have involved passengers
flying to New Zealand has prompted health authorities to
advise passengers on arrival in New Zealand to monitor their
health for the next 14 days.
The reported incident was
in the Hudson Café in Brisbane airport where two
individuals from a red zone country were in the café at the
same time as green zone passengers. The risk has been
assessed as low.
The Ministry understands the two red
zone passengers returned negative results prior to departure
from their home country. A second test result from swabs