Tauranga port caught in tougher border regime; 7 new cluster cases

Tauranga port caught in tougher border regime; 7 new cluster cases
Paul McBeth
Port of Tauranga has been ordered to test everyone who works there for covid-19 as part of a crackdown at the border, while there are signs the latest community outbreak in Auckland may have been contained.  Director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield today announced seven new confirmed cases, all in the community and six linked to the South Auckland cluster. One other is believed to be linked to the cluster, but is still under investigation Of 56 active cases of covid-19 in New Zealand today, 37 are in the community and those people are...

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