November 17 2021
People will be able to travel to or from Auckland from December 15 if they have received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine or have returned a negative test. There are 194 cases of Covid-19 in the community today and a further person has died with the virus.
A case of Covid-19 has been announced in the community in Christchurch.
A Ministry of Health spokesperson said interviews have determined a clear link to the Auckland cluster.
The person flew to Christchurch on Flight NZ1295 on November 13 after travelling to Auckland for an event.
The person became symptomaticon Sunday and went for a test on Monday.
The Orchard and Pages Rds centres are open seven days a week. Details are available here.
People can check if their GP can provide testing by calling them or via the Healthpoint website.
"There is plenty of capacity at all vaccination clinics in Canterbury," the spokesperson said.
The drive-through clinic in Addington is open until 7.30pm every weeknight, and there's a pop-up vaccination event in the car park at New World in Ferry Rd tomorrow and Friday from midday until 6.30pm.
This case will be officially added to the ministry's case numbers tomorrow.
A man and a woman tested positive after travelling from Auckland. In spite of visiting several locations in the city, the exposure was low and the outbreak was stopped relatively quickly.
