New Zealand recorded two new coronavirus cases after three weeks of no cases, in a situation the prime minister called "an unacceptable failure of the system".
The two women, family members and New Zealand citizens, had travelled from the United Kingdom and were in a managed isolation facility in Auckland upon arrival.
They were allowed to travel to Wellington on "compassionate grounds" via a private vehicle to attend a funeral, said Dr Ashley Bloomfield, New Zealand's director general of health. The women were tested for coronavirus at a drive-thru testing centre in Wellington.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said this case proved the need of a rigorous system at the border and appointed a military leader to oversee quarantine and managed isolation facilities.
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