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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern confident trans-Tasman border bubble with Australia won’t be shut in the long term
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern does not believe Australia will keep its trans-Tasman border shut in the long term.
Key points:
- The two new cases are returned travellers who completed hotel quarantine and were released
- Ms Ardern has expressed disappointment with the closure of the border bubble, but says the decision ultimately rests with Australia
- Australian health authorities say the decision on whether to resume the travel bubble will be revisited today
This is despite health authorities conducting further tests and contact-tracing efforts after two more cases of the South African COVID-19 variant were confirmed in Auckland.
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