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Public health measures that are still in the Government’s back pocket:
- Self-isolation (for cases, household contacts, close contacts)
- Mask use
They are keeping the ability to impose the below measures on people travelling into New Zealand.
- Mask use on inbound flights to New Zealand
- Pre-departure and/or post-arrival testing requirements
- Requirement for airline/ship operator to stop passengers who have not complied with pre-departure travel requirements
- Not boarding a flight to New Zealand while exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms or if under a public health order in another country or if currently positive for COVID-19
- Self-isolation and self-quarantine for people arriving from at risk countries (or potentially from anywhere),
- Provision of travel history and contact information to support contact tracing.
Public health measures to be binned.
- Movement restrictions beyond self-isolation requirements e.g. localised or national “lockdowns”
- Managed isolation and quarantine
- Worker vaccine mandates
- Capacity/Gathering limits
- My Vaccine Pass
- Requirement to display QR codes
- Record keeping for contact tracing purposes
- New Zealand Traveller Declaration System
- Entry restrictions at the border
- Vaccination requirements for travellers
- Testing – for people in self-isolation or who would otherwise be required to self-isolate
The measures the Government are currently utilising are self-isolation and mask-use requirements.
Read more here. Discuss it on The BFD.
