Prime minister is said to be feeling well after taking flight with someone who tested positive
Photograph: Mark Mitchell/APPhotograph: Mark Mitchell/APJacinda Ardern
The exposure took place last Saturday during a flight to Auckland from the town of Kerikeri, the government said. Test results showing whether the infected person had the Omicron variant are expected on Sunday. Health officials listed a dozen flights as exposure events late Saturday, a possible indication that one or more of the flight crew was infected.
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