Coronavirus: No new COVID-19 cases in MIQ or community on day New South Wales bubble reopens

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There are no new cases of coronavirus in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health has revealed - with just two historical COVID-19 cases reported on Monday.

It marks the perfect start to the reopening of the quarantine-free travel bubble between New Zealand and the Australian state of New South Wales, which was temporarily paused last week after community cases were detected there.

For the 71st day running, there are no community cases in New Zealand.

Although the travel pause with NSW lifted at 11:59pm on Sunday, and the risk to New Zealand of infection has been described as low, health officials again urged those who visited locations of interest there to isolate and seek a test.

"Anyone who was at a location of interest in Sydney at the times specified must follow NSW health advice regarding isolation and testing. In addition, they must not travel to New Zealand within 14 days from when they were at the location," a statement from the ministry reads.

"Travellers who have arrived in New Zealand and have been at a location of interest during the exposure time must immediately self-isolate, and call Healthline on 0800 358 5453 for advice on when they should be tested."

The two historical cases reported by the ministry on Monday include a person from Japan who flew into Christchurch on April 25, and another who landed in Auckland from Egypt via the United Arab Emirates on May 5. Neither are still infectious.

Another person - a recent returnee who travelled to New Zealand from Nepal, and was reported as a new case on May 6 - has now been reclassified as a historical case.

Meanwhile another two previously reported cases have now recovered, taking the total number of active cases to 27. The total number of confirmed cases in New Zealand is 2288.

Another 2335 tests were processed on Sunday, taking the total number of tests processed by laboratories since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to 2,056,987.

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