There are two new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation and one historical case to report today.
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There are no new Covid-19 cases in the community.
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says one of the new cases arrived from Ireland, via Dubai, on 29 September.
"The person has been in managed isolation at the Sudima Hotel in Rotorua, they developed symptoms on day eight of their stay and have now been transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility."
He says the second case arrived from Hong Kong on 3 October, they've been staying at the Holiday Inn at Auckland, they returned a positive result on day three of their stay and have been transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility.
The historical case is regarded as an older infection that wasn't infectious while in New Zealand, Dr Bloomfield says.
"This person arrived from India on 27 August, they tested negative on the day three and 12 tests while in managed isolation and they completed managed isolation on 11 September. The person was re-tested as part of the follow-up to the Christchurch returnee group of cases and returned a weak positive result."
Dr Bloomfield says the Ministry of Health was in contact with counterparts in India to establish if the person had not been recorded as a case there, they hadn't so they've now been labelled as a historical case here in New Zealand.
The total number of confirmed cases in the country is now 1508. There are 39 active cases.
One person has recovered from Covid-19 and one person remains on the ward in Middlemore Hospital, Dr Bloomfield says.
"While the source of the Auckland August cluster remains under investigation, we continue to do so, we may never know though how that cluster arose," Dr Bloomfield says.
"There is still an ongoing risk further cases will emerge in the community and our key point here is alert level 1 is not alert level none," he says.
"So we need to stay alert and play our part, any future cases we need to identify quickly, we need to get people into self isolation and find close contacts."
"Please continue to keep a record, there is an easy way to do that with the NZ Covid Tracer App on your phone, please keep using it."
There has been a drop off in usage of the app, Dr Bloomfield says.
"Please do play your part."
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Dr Bloomfield says New Zealand is getting close to the one million Covid-19 tests mark.
Around 1 percent of the tests were duplicates, he says, following an audit of the testing process.
There have been 986,544 tests carried out so far.
Yesterday there were 6152 Covid-19 tests processed.
Dr Bloomfield says a report on Covid-19 among healthcare and support workers in New Zealand is being released today.
Globally, 14 percent of Covid cases are healthcare workers, according to the World Health Organisation, Dr Bloomfield says.
He says of those health and support workers infected in the workforce, 62.5 percent worked in aged residential care, 27 percent worked in a hospital, 10.4 percent worked in other community settings.
Ministry of Health is kicking off its wider measles immunisation effort to vaccinate 15-30-year-olds that have lower vaccination rates to others.
Anyone aged 15-30 who is unsure if they have been immunised should book in an appointment with their doctor - the vaccine will be free of charge, Dr Bloomfield says.
On the CovidCard, Bloomfield says a trial is still being worked through. He says he's unsure when/if it has started yet.
The trial will be happening in a community "around Rotorua", he says.
Dr Bloomfield says his first message to Wellingtonians this weekend for the Bledisloe Cup match is "enjoy it".
"However, please do scan in, if you do have symptoms, I know it might be a pain, but give your ticket away ... let's not give away these gains."
Dr Bloomfield still recommends wearing a mask on public transport and flights.
The Auckland August cluster will be considered closed 28 days from when the last case recovered (yesterday).
Three new cases, all in managed isolation, were announced yesterday.
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Auckland emerged from its second lockdown today with foot traffic in the city creeping up for the first morning at alert level 1 in eight weeks.
Shops have reported a slight uptick in workers returning to the city.
With restrictions on social gatherings, physical distancing and face coverings now relaxed, firms hope the much-anticipated normality will bring a rush of customers.
Meanwhile, Health Minister Chris Hipkins has told RNZ this morning that while safe travel zones could be opened up between New Zealand and countries or areas with no community transmission, the re-opening of borders within Australia remained a sticking point.
He said now that the entire country is at alert level 1, he was urging people to continue to use the Covid-19 app which makes contact tracing much faster. He also encouraged people to be tested for the virus if they showed any symptoms.