{"id":120728,"date":"2021-04-11T08:28:52","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T08:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=120728"},"modified":"2021-04-11T08:28:52","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T08:28:52","slug":"covid-19-coronavirus-new-case-after-close-contact-of-grand-millennium-worker-tests-positive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/covid-19-coronavirus-new-case-after-close-contact-of-grand-millennium-worker-tests-positive\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid 19 coronavirus: New case after close contact of Grand Millennium worker tests positive"},"content":{"rendered":"
A second worker at the Grand Millennium managed isolation facility has tested positive for Covid-19.<\/p>\n
However, there is believed to be very little additional risk to the community as the person has been self-isolating at home since being identified as a close contact of a security guard who tested positive last week.<\/p>\n
“This worker and their partner have this afternoon moved to the Auckland quarantine facility,” said the Ministry of Health in a statement.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the ministry said the genome sequencing for the case reported late on Thursday had been received and showed a link with a cleaner at the Grand Millennium who tested positive for on March 21.<\/p>\n
“The cleaner, known as Case A, and the worker who tested positive last week, are genomically linked to a returnee who arrived back in New Zealand on March 13.”<\/p>\n
The investigation into how the virus was spread to the security guard who became sick last week is ongoing.<\/p>\n
The ministry has also revealed four new locations of interest visited by the guard.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Bikanervala Bakery on White Swan Rd in Mt Roskill between 1.30 and 2.30pm on April 7.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Terminus Dairy, 1484 Dominion Rd, Mount Roskill \u2013 March 31, April 1, April 6, April 7 – 4.30pm to 5.30pm.<\/p>\n
\u2022 White Swan Mobile, 151 White Swan Rd, Mount Roskill \u2013 March 29 – 3.30pm to 4.30pm.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Bake and Beans, 1484 Dominion Rd, Mount Roskill \u2013 April 1, April 2, April 6 – 4.30pm to 5.30pm.<\/p>\n
Anyone who visited these locations during the specified time periods is considered a “casual” contact and is advised by the Ministry of Health to monitor for symptoms for 14 days from exposure.<\/p>\n
Balmoral’s community testing centre is open until 5pm today, or people can visit any after-hours general practice or urgent care clinic across Auckland for a test today.<\/p>\n
Fifteen close contacts of the first Covid-infected MIQ worker, who had not been vaccinated, have now been tested for the virus and are in isolation. Thirteen have so far returned negative test results.<\/p>\n
The worker tested positive late on Wednesday and his results made public on Thursday.<\/p>\n
He had visited several locations of interest after having a test on the Tuesday but because he had been tested as part of routine workplace testing was not required to be at home.<\/p>\n
There were also three new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation.<\/p>\n
Two of the three arrived from India between April 5 and 9, and tested positive within three days.<\/p>\n
The third case arrived from Papua New Guinea on April 8 and tested positive on day 1 of managed isolation.<\/p>\n
The total number of active cases across the country is now 109.<\/p>\n
The seven-day rolling average of new border-related cases is 9.<\/p>\n
The ministry has confirmed a ship crew member in Taranaki who was under investigation had a historical infection that has already been reported overseas. The person has since returned a negative test result.<\/p>\n
More than 4300 Covid-19 tests were processed yesterday.<\/p>\n