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Covid-positive traveller taken to hospital from MIQ facility

August 13, 2021
Signage for the entrance to Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand.

Signage for the entrance to Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand. (Source: istock.com)

A traveller infected with Covid-19 has been transferred from the Jet Park quarantine facility to Auckland City Hospital on Friday afternoon. 

The Ministry of Health told 1 NEWS the case is of "extremely low risk" to the New Zealand public. 

Now in Auckland City Hospital, the case has been moved into a dedicated ward for Covid-19 cases.

The traveller, who is not a mariner, is in a stable condition .  

There are currently 44 active Covid-19 cases at the border, with one announced Friday. 

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