In a bid to stop any possible spread of the coronavirus, Australia and New Zealand have paused travel between the two countries after a woman tested positive to a highly infectious strain of the virus after completing hotel quarantine in Auckland.
Mr Westaway told Sky News the decision to temporarily close the borders was “interesting”, but there had already been “a level of inconsistency around our border arrangements, particularly at the domestic level”. “I think what’s important here is we do get the principles in place and have the consistency so that as we get to this border discussion … hopefully we can get this New Zealand market up and running in the second half of this calendar year possibly,” he said.
We can't continue on this path it's not sustainable. Shutting down for 1 case is idiocy. We will be doing this for the next 10 years the way we are going!
NO KEEP INTERNATIONALS BORDERS CLOSED ITS NOT ALL ABOUT MONEY 💰 ITS ABOUT PEOPLE KEEP THE CCP CHINA VIRUS OUT
Rapid testing at entry and has improved, high accuracy and sensitivity. Test,wait for results 15 mins, positive quarantine do not enter, negative go about your business. Do we ever want to get back to open borders. AnteoTech_