THE CHART: Travel bubble leaves big vacancy in MIQ

THE CHART: Travel bubble leaves big vacancy in MIQ
Australian arrivals account for only a fraction of positive covid-19 cases in NZ.
Andy Fyers
It's finally official – arrivals from Australia into New Zealand will no longer need to isolate for 14 days in the managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) system.The decision is a long-time coming, considering only three arrivals from Australia have ever tested positive for covid-19 in a New Zealand MIQ facility.That's out of an estimated 38,000 arrivals into New Zealand from Australia since the beginning of April last year.The risk of an arrival from Australia bringing covid-19 with them is extremely low, somewhere in the realm of...

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