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New high-risk Covid-19 location in Queenstown

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17 January 2022, 10:23 PM

New high-risk Covid-19 location in Queenstown

Anyone who was at Queenstown Top 10 Holiday Park in Arthurs Point on certain days last week is being asked to self-isolate. 


The Ministry of Health has added the holiday park to the list of high-risk 'close contact' locations of interest. 



The alert covers the park, at 70 Arthurs Point Road, Arthurs Point, all day Sunday, 9 January, (12am- 11.45pm), all day Monday, 10 January, and all day Tuesday. 


"Self-isolate, test immediately and on day 5 after you were exposed at this location of interest," the Ministry advice reads.


"Further isolation and testing requirements will be provided by Public Health.


"Record your visit online or call Healthline so our contact tracers can get in touch."



Britz Campervan Hire Queenstown, at 50 Lucas Place, Frankton, was also added to the list, covering Tuesday, 11 January, from 4pm to 4.15pm, but only as a casual contact location. 


That means people only need to self-monitor for symptoms for 10 days after exposure, and then, if symptoms develop, get a test and stay at home until you get a negative test result.


Last night Frankton Beach Playground and Shotover Jet, for the second time this month, were also named as casual contact exposure places, where someone who has tested positive for Covid-19 had visited. 


The alert covers Shotover Jet Queenstown, in Arthurs Point Road, from 9.45am to 11.45am on Tuesday, 11 January, and Frankton Beach Playground, from 11am to 3pm on the same day. 



Earlier this week Queenstown Airport, At Thai Restaurant on Church St in Queenstown CBD, and Remarkable Sweet Shop Arrowtown were named as casual contact locations of interest.


Someone visited those locations on Monday and Tuesday, 10 and 11 January (Remarks Sweet Shop 1pm-1.20pm, 10 Jan; At Thai Restaurant Queenstown, 9pm-10pm, 10 Jan; Queenstown Airport 4pm-9pm, 11 Jan). 


Shotover Jet, SkyCity Casino and the Oaks Club Suites were previously named, but all were on days surrounding New Year, and the monitoring period has now passed with no news of spread to the local community.


There have been no community cases of the Delta variant of Covid-19 in the Queenstown Lakes District so far.


Yesterday, there were 16 new community cases recorded nationally, including one on the West Coast.