New Zealand Drops COVID-19 Test Requirement Ahead of Schedule
byDaniel McCarthy/
新西兰已正式删除了其COVID-19预期前测试要求,该测试要求已提前一周以上超过一周。
The New Zealand Government announced this week that fully vaccinated travelers will no longer need a COVID-19 pre-departure test as a result of the country’s “careful and staged approach to reopening our borders to ensure we aren’t overwhelmed with an influx of COVID-19 cases.,” it said in a press release.
计划取消了测试需求the end of July. However, a low positivity rate for current tests, combined with a desire to end “challenges” for inbound travelers and boost tourism has convinced New Zealand to drop the test requirement earlier.
“In addition, the challenges pre-departure tests pose to visitors are now no longer outweighed by the public health benefits,” the New Zealand Government wrote this week.
“Factors such as the availability of and cost of getting a test are increasingly becoming a barrier for people intending to travel here, especially as other countries wind back testing availability or the requirement for a test on entry themselves”
All travelers 16 years old and above will still have to show proof of full vaccination upon entry, which means either two doses of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Those simply connecting through a New Zealand airport will not have to show proof.
All will still be required to self-test on Day 0/1 and again on Day 5/6. According to the Government’s press release, "If the result of either test is positive, they must then get a PCR test.”
政府说:“这些变化代表了我们对Covid-19的持续管理和我们的重新连接策略的重要进展。”
The news is the second time that New Zealand moved up its reopening timeline this year—in March, the country announced that vaccinated travelers would be able to enter New Zealand starting in May,much earlier than its original July 2022 goal.