Covid-19: Ministry of Health says any symptomatic people in Taranaki should get tested - Stuff.co.nz

The Ministry of Health is recommending anyone in Taranaki, or who has visited recently, and who has Covid-19 symptoms to get tested.

Two positive wastewater results detected in Taranaki this week (on July 20 and 22) could be due to recently recovered cases continuing to shed the virus, or could signal undetected cases in the community.

The ministry is recommending that any recent arrivals from Australia, who have symptoms, to get tested, and anyone who has recently been in Australia who is now in Taranaki to get tested even if they don’t have symptoms.

While the mariners aboard the Playa Zahara and Viking Bay vessels recently docked at Port Taranaki, in New Plymouth, the dates of their brief visits, and the activity of the crew, do not appear to be a factor in these wastewater detections.

These plans have been put in place to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the negative crew members at the same time as the health and wellbeing of members of the community.

Daily health and welfare checks are continuing for all crew members who remain onboard the Playa Zahara in quarantine in Lyttelton

The crew members are continuing to be tested during their quarantine