SYDNEY — Passengers on two flights between Australia and New Zealand have been ordered to immediately isolate and undergo COVID-19 testing after authorities traced a traveler who tested positive in Sydney after visiting Wellington.
The case, which adds to a growing coronavirus outbreak in Sydney, prompted New Zealand authorities to suspend quarantine-free travel to and from New South Wales state for three days from midnight on Tuesday.
The Qantas flight to Wellington on Friday and the Air New Zealand flight to Sydney on Monday were added to a list of virus “hot spots” drawn up by Australian authorities.
The list has been growing with 21 infecti…
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