Unite against COVID-19, Facebook post, Quarantine-Free Travel Pause NSW to NZ

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Record Identifier170Date Range22 June 2021DescriptionOn Tuesday 22 June 2021, the Government announced a travel from New South Wales to New Zealand.
The post was as follows:
Quarantine-Free Travel from New South Wales to New Zealand will be paused for 72 hours from 11.59pm tonight (New Zealand time). As with previous pauses, it will be under constant review.
Ten new community cases of COVID-19 were announced in NSW today, taking the total amount of cases linked to the cluster to 21.
This decision follows a public health assessment today, which determined that while the overall risk to public health in New Zealand currently remains low, there are still several unknowns, including a case that was infectious while in the Sydney community and a primary school age child with no clear link established at present.
Anyone who has only been in Norfolk Island, and not been in NSW, is still eligible for Quarantine-Free Travel.
New Zealand health officials are also updating their advice for anyone already in New Zealand who has recently visited Sydney’s Westfield Bondi Junction mall.
In line with NSW Health’s advice: anyone in New Zealand who was at Westfield Bondi Junction (including the car park) at any time between 12 and 18 June should contact Healthline on 0800 358 5453, get tested and stay at home until they get a negative test result, or remain isolated if instructed.
NSW public health officials are continuing to add new locations of interest. Anyone who has been in Sydney since 11 June should check the NSW Health website: https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/latest-news-and-updates
Anyone at these locations of interest at the specified times should call Healthline on 0800 358 5453, get tested and self-isolate until they return a negative result.
Anyone who was at a location of interest at the specified times also cannot travel to New Zealand within 14 days of the exposure event.
This is also a reminder that anyone with symptoms, not just recent travellers, should get tested for COVID-19.
New Zealand public health officials are regularly reviewing developments in the NSW and advice will be updated, if and when required.
For more information about Quarantine-Free Travel, visit covid19.govt.nz/new-south-wales/

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Unite against COVID-19, Facebook post, Quarantine-Free Travel Pause NSW to NZ