Covid-19: New community case in Christchurch connected to foreign fishermen

There is a new community case of Covid-19 in Christchurch, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. The case, reported to the ministry on Monday afternoon, is a staff member working in a facility in Christchurch where international mariners are in managed isolation and quarantine – understood to be the Sudima Hotel, near Christchurch Airport. In a statement on Monday night, the ministry said the person was tested as part of the routine testing for staff in the facility and returned a negative test on Thursday, October 29.