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The trans-Tasman travel bubble popped just ten weeks after泭.
The government today announced that the current pause in trans-Tasman travel has been泭泭until at least midnight on Sunday. It will then only lift for South Australia, Australia Capital Territory, Tasmania and Victoria. Travellers will also need to have a pre-departure test within 72 hours of leaving Australia.
The decision follows泭泭in Australia. Up to 80% of Australians are now under some form of泭.
New 厙ぴ勛圖has so far managed to avoid an outbreak, with泭泭despite the fact that an Australian visitor spent a weekend in Wellington earlier this month and subsequently泭泭for the delta variant.
While alert levels for the Wellington region will return to level 1 tonight, it will be a泭泭before New Zealanders can breathe a sigh of relief. The rapidly changing situation in Australia now poses a泭.
Several other countries in the泭, which were once COVID-19 success stories, have all seen significant, uncontrolled and rapid surges in cases and hospitalisations. Australia is on the verge of joining this growing list, which includes泭泭硃紳餃泭.
The risk from Australia
The situation in Australia is evolving but has several泭. The泭泭delta variant has rapidly泭泭several parts of the country, including areas it泭.
Australias COVID-19 response committee held an泭泭on Monday in response to the escalating situation.
New South Wales is now the epicenter. The outbreak has泭泭and residents are adjusting to life under泭. Hundreds of school children are also self-isolating after泭泭at a primary school.
In the Northern Territory, a lockdown was泭泭after a mine worker tested positive and Queensland is泭, with several泭泭over the past few days and a growing number of泭.
In Western Australia, Perth and Peel have gone into a泭泭from midnight Monday for at least four days.
, Tasmania and South Australia have no new local COVID-19 cases. However, at least 29 workers from the泭泭are now in South Australia, with tests yet to be completed.
Refining New Zealands response
New 厙ぴ勛圖remains泭泭to a new COVID-19 outbreak than ever before, largely due to the emergence of new泭.
In the UK, the delta variant now accounts for泭. Public health experts in New 厙ぴ勛圖have called for an urgent泭泭of the countrys alert level system and contact tracing, as well as an acceleration of the vaccine rollout, to泭.
The Australian outbreaks should add urgency to these calls. Two people have already泭泭who were potentially exposed to an Australian miner with COVID-19. They are in isolation and are being tested.
插泭泭found 80% of New Zealanders think the government got restrictions right more than any other surveyed country. New 厙ぴ勛圖has used the , which applies several layers of barriers and safeguards to protect people from the virus.
Many layers of our COVID-19 defence now泭. Until now, weve had a reactive approach to QR scanning, with泭. The only increases in QR scanning followed outbreaks or COVID-19 scares.
Yesterday, cabinet commissioned advice on泭. This may have to become part of life, just like checking IDs at a bar.
Cabinet is also looking into泭泭in more settings at alert level 2 and above. Face coverings may be particularly useful when physical distancing is not possible.
Bursting the travel bubble
The current pause is justified. Let us remind ourselves of the devastation caused beyond our泭泭and how quickly the less transmissible original strain of COVID-19 spread around New 厙ぴ勛圖from March 2020 onwards.
The new delta variant is泭泭than the alpha strain, which itself was more contagious than the original virus.
Things can change quickly and the current pause has allowed experts the time to assess the泭. It has also bought us valuable time to泭泭hopefully beyond just requiring泭泭from Australia and treats the risk of a delta variant outbreak泭.
Based on the uncertain and complex situation emerging across several Australian states, the reopening of the trans-Tasman bubble may remain difficult. The government has made it clear from the start that New 厙ぴ勛圖travellers泭泭in Australia. The data that emerges from Australia over the next few days will be crucial in determining how and when travel can resume safely.
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