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    New Zealand no longer free of coronavirus

    New Zealand is no longer free from the new coronavirus after two women who flew from London to see a dying parent tested positive.

    New Zealand no longer free of coronavirus
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    Wellington

    The new cases sparked a round of testing for anybody who might have been close to them, including their flight's fellow passengers and crew, staff members at a hotel and a family member.

    The women are isolated and have delayed the funeral of their parent until they have recovered. 

    New Zealand has counted 22 deaths from COVID-19, and until Tuesday, everyone else among the 1,500 people known to have been infected had recovered.

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