Repatriated passengers

There were 98 travelers from New Zealand, 16 from Fiji and a flight attendant, who was on the Lulutai Airlines flight.

They will be quarantined for 21-days at the managed facilities.

MEIDECC CEO Paula Ma’u said the repatriees will be released to go home once tested negative on the 21st day of quarantine.

“Now all 21-days will be carried out at quarantine, there will be no more home isolation."

“This is extra measure for the outbreak of Covid-19 variants already in Australia and New Zealand and to strengthen monitoring.”

The test results for the first swab test conducted at the Tanoa International Dateline Hotel have all returned negative.

A statement said daily tests conducted by Health staff, who are also in quarantine with the passengers have gone well, with no one showing any symptoms of the coronavirus so far.

All passengers are going through two daily tests for temperature, blood pressure and pulse rate.

Meals are provided three times a day and groups are allowed separate times to do their supervised exercise and walks around the zoned off hotel hall and foyer.