New Zealand removes pre-departure COVID-19 tests for inbound travelers

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New Zealand removes pre-departure COVID-19 tests for inbound travelers

STORY: New Zealand removes pre-departure COVID-19 tests for inbound travelers DATELINE: June 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of streets in New Zealand STORYLINE: Travelers to New Zealand will no longer need a COVID-19 pre-departure test from 11:59 p.m., June 20, COVID-19 Response Minister Ayesha Verrall said on Thursday. "We've taken a careful and staged approach to reopening our borders to ensure we aren't overwhelmed with an influx of COVID-19 cases. Our strategy has worked and as a result, it's safe to lift pre-departure test requirements much sooner than planned," Verrall said in a statement. Around 90 percent of international arrivals undertake their required testing once they are in the country, with only a 2-3 percent positivity rate, she said, adding they don't anticipate a significant increase in border cases once the requirement is lifted. "Factors such as the availability of and cost of getting a test are increasingly becoming a ba

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