Volume 27, Number 5—May 2021
Synopsis
Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 during Border Quarantine and Air Travel, New Zealand (Aotearoa)
Nick Eichler, Craig Thornley, Tara Swadi, Tom Devine, Caroline McElnay, Jillian Sherwood, Cheryl Brunton, Felicity Williamson, Josh Freeman, Sarah Berger, Xiaoyun Ren, Matt Storey, Joep de Ligt, and Jemma L. Geoghegan
Table
Characteristics for 9 case-patients tested for transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 during border quarantine and air travel, New Zealand, September, 2020*
| Case-patient | Symptom onset date | Positive sample date | Probable source of infection | Place of probable acquisition | GISAID accession no. | Flight seating details |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India to Fiji: Aug 26 | Fiji to Christchurch: Aug 27 | Christchurch to Auckland: Sep 11 | ||||||
| A | Asymptomatic | Aug 30 | Residence overseas | India | EPI_ISL_548116 | Row 50–55 | 7D | 19A |
| B | Aug 29 | Aug 30 | Case-patient A or same source as case-patient A | In India or during travel to New Zealand | EPI_ISL_548118 | 53A | 19D | Not on flight |
| C | Sep 6 | Sep 8 | Case-patients A or B | During travel to New Zealand | EPI_ISL_579092 | 49D | 10F | Not on flight |
| D | Asymptomatic | Sep 21 | Case-patient C | MIQ | EPI_ISL_579108 | NR | 17C | 5A |
| E | Asymptomatic | Sep 21 | Case-patient D | MIQ (child of case-patient D) | EPI_ISL_579105 | NR | 17C | 5A |
| F | Sep 22 | Sep 21 | Case-patient E | Household (parent of case-patient E) | EPI_ISL_579107 | Not on flight | Not on flight | Not on flight |
| G | Sep 15 | Sep 17 | Case-patient D | Domestic flight from Christchurch to Auckland | EPI_ISL_579103 | 55G | 18F | 4A |
| H | Sep 17 | Sep 19 | Case-patient G | Household (partner of case-patient G) | EPI_ISL_579104 | Not on flight | Not on flight | Not on flight |
| I | Asymptomatic | Sep 19 | Case-patient D | Household (child of case-patients G and H) | EPI_ISL_579099 | Not on flight | Not on flight | Not on flight |
*MIQ, managed isolation and quarantine; NR, not reported.
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