Govt tweaks border rules for ship crews, formalises compulsory testing

Govt tweaks border rules for ship crews, formalises compulsory testing
Pattrick Smellie
Crew on international cargo and fishing vessels are being added to the list of people who must spend 14 days in quarantine if they wish to take any 'shore leave', Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today. That was among a series of announcements aimed at "restoring New Zealanders' confidence" in quarantine measures to prevent the spread of the covid-19 virus.Crew could only come ashore earlier, other than to assist with unloading a vessel at the wharf, if they had spent 28 or more days at sea, Ardern said. Previously,...

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