Live breaking news: New Zealand border worker contracts COVID-19
A border worker at Auckland Airport in New Zealand has tested positive for COVID-19, a day after the travel bubble with Australia opened.
A border worker at a New Zealand airport has tested positive for COVID-19, a day after the trans-Tasman bubble opened.
The staff member works at Auckland Airport and has been placed in isolation following the positive result.
"The usual protocol of isolating the case, interviewing them, and tracing their contacts and movements is underway," New Zealand's Ministry of Health said a statement.
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