After an emergency meeting on Sunday night, Australia’s Ministry of Health decided that flights arriving from New Zealand would be considered “red zones” for the next three days and that all passengers in the country would undergo quarantine. hotel.
The travel bubble, which had been running intermittently since October, allowed New Zealand players to enter Australia without quarantine, although it only worked in one direction, as passengers traveling from Australia to New Zealand were limited Had to do.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that the detection of cases was consistent with a strain of the British virus, which is up to 70% more infectious.
While officials are investigating the origin of these three new infections, Sanctions abound in Auckland, banning public events and meetings of more than ten people away from home, except for weddings and funerals.
The measure by the Canberra government comes on the same day that the first 142,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine hit Australian land, which would allow a vaccination campaign to begin on 22 February.
Both Australia and New Zealand are countries that include the Kovid-19 epidemic, which has led to rapid adoption of measures such as closing borders.
Australia has recorded 289,900 infections so far, including 909 deaths, while New Zealand has had 25 deaths with 2,336 infections.
