Jacinda Ardern goes into self-isolation after coming in contact with Covid case

Jacinda Ardern is self-isolating after being deemed a close contact of a Covid-19 case.

New Zealand’s prime minister will be isolating till Tuesday after an “exposure event” that occurred on 22 January during a flight from Kerikeri to Auckland, said a government statement on Saturday.

A request has been sent to carry out whole genome sequencing for the case which is expected to determine whether the Covid case is from the Omicron variant.

A result is expected on Sunday, according to the statement.

The flight in question “has been added to the Ministry of Health website as a location of interest this evening,” it said.

The statement added that Ms Ardern is asymptomatic and is feeling well.

She will be tested “immediately” again on Sunday.

Other government officials, including the governor-general and members of her staff, were also on board the flight and will follow the same self-isolation measures.

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