There is one new community case of Covid-19 in Auckland but as yet no confirmed links to other cases.
Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins and Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield outlined the details of today's cases in a media briefing this afternoon.
Mr Hipkins said the new community case in Auckland had "no clear link to a facility or the border".
The Panel speaks to Senior Lecturer Lesley Gray from Otago University's Department of Primary Health Care & General Practice.