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Third worker at New Zealand quarantine hotel tests positive to coronavirus
Another New Zealand quarantine worker at the Grand Millennium hotel in Auckland has tested positive to the coronavirus, bringing the number of cases linked to the cluster to three.
Key points:
- The new coronavirus case returned a positive test on Sunday
- Genomic testing has linked the case reported on Thursday back to a cleaner who tested positive last month
- From Monday, only vaccinated New Zealand border workers will be allowed to work in high-risk roles
The country’s Ministry of Health announced on Sunday afternoon the worker was a close contact of a hotel quarantine worker who was reported to have tested positive on Thursday.
“Because the new case has been self-isolating at home since being identified as a close contact late last week, there…
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