1 Jul 2020

Ashley Bloomfield on trans-Tasman prospects

From Morning Report, 7:24 am on 1 July 2020

From tonight, stay-at-home orders will kick in for a month in certain hotspots in Melbourne.

The state's Premier has asked that international flights be diverted from Melbourne for the next fortnight, to cut the number of travellers who to be quarantined.

The move comes as the state of Victoria grapples with a spike in Covid-19 cases.

At the same time, New Zealand is wrestling with the question of when Trans-Tasman travel might be safe.

Ashley Bloomfield is Director-General of Health.