There are five new confirmed cases of COVID-19 to report from managed isolation in New Zealand today and no new confirmed cases in the community.
Of the five individuals who tested positive, two arrived from Switzerland via the United Arab Emirates and Malaysia on 29 September and one each from Russia via the United Arab Emirates on 21 September, from Ukraine on 29 September; and from Australia on 30 September.
Two of the returnees are in managed isolation in Auckland; one has already been transferred to Auckland’s quarantine facility and arrangements are in place for the second person to be transferred.
The three other returnees are in managed isolation in Rotorua and will also be transferred to Auckland’s quarantine facility.