All community cases in New Zealand’s second Covid-19 outbreak have recovered, with the health minister saying the virus has been “squashed”.
The news comes as the Ministry of Health announced there were three new cases of the virus detected in managed isolation on Wednesday.
The ministry said all patients from the recent Auckland outbreak have recovered and there are no active community cases remaining.
“The Auckland August cluster will officially close when there have been no new cases for two incubation periods from when all cases complete isolation,” the Ministry of Health said in a statement.
Health Minister Chris Hipkins said no active community cases was a “big milestone”.
“New Zealanders have once again through their collective actions squashed the virus.”
But he also warned the country not to get complacent.
“It’s really good news, but as always we cannot sit back. Constant vigilance and team work, with everyone playing their part to ensure we stay on top of the virus, needs to be our new normal for some time to come.”
NEWS SOURCE: Stuff
