New Zealand reports two new cases of COVID-19

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WELLINGTON, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand reported two new cases of COVID-19 from managed isolation on Friday, and there are no new cases in the community.

Both cases being reported arrived from India on Sept. 26. The people have been in managed isolation and have returned a positive test result from their routine test around day 12. They have both now been transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility, according to the Ministry of Health.

New Zealand's total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 is 1,510, which is the number reported to the World Health Organization, said a ministry statement.

The country's total number of active cases is now 41, all imported cases. There are no active community cases of COVID-19, it said.

One person remains on a ward in Auckland's Middlemore hospital with COVID-19 on Friday.

Laboratories nationwide processed 5,597 tests, bringing the country's total number of tests completed to date to 992,141. The statement said.

There is an ongoing risk that further community cases will emerge in the future, and the risk of COVID-19 spreading in the community is much greater in lower alert levels when there are no restrictions on gatherings or going out, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield told a news briefing on Thursday when the country's largest city Auckland relaxed restrictions by moving down to Alert Level 1.

"Our key point is that Alert Level 1 is not Alert Level none," he added. Enditem

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