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New Zealand designates Indonesia, Fiji as high-risk countries due to COVID-19

Travel to New Zealand from Indonesia and Fiji will be restricted to New Zealand citizens, their partners and children, and parents of dependent children who are New Zealand citizens, COVID-19 Minister Chris Hipkins said.

August 11, 2021 / 07:46 IST
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Jacinda Ardern, just before being sworn in as prime minister of New Zealand in October 2017. She once said: 'I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate and strong.' (Image via Wikimedia Commons CC 4.0)
Jacinda Ardern, just before being sworn in as prime minister of New Zealand in October 2017. She once said: 'I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate and strong.' (Image via Wikimedia Commons CC 4.0)

New Zealand designated Indonesia and Fiji as very high-risk countries due to escalating COVID-19 case numbers, and placed limits on travel from them.

Travel to New Zealand from Indonesia and Fiji will be restricted to New Zealand citizens, their partners and children, and parents of dependent children who are New Zealand citizens, COVID-19 Minister Chris Hipkins said.

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Other travellers, including New Zealand residents, are required to spend 14 days outside of Indonesia before flying to New Zealand, he said.

Reuters
first published: Aug 11, 2021 07:46 am

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