Questions & Answers for travellers to Rarotonga – 14 August 2020
Questions and answers for travellers to Rarotonga with information on what to do prior to departure from New Zealand and upon arrival to Rarotonga.
August 13, 2020
Media Release
Preparing for Friday’s flight
People arriving on tomorrow’s (Friday 14 August) flight from New Zealand, must have undertaken a COVID-19 test, and undergo supervised quarantine in their homes for 14 days when they arrive.
August 13, 2020
Physical distancing and good hygiene for COVID-19 free Cook Islands
Practising physical distancing and good hygiene practices everywhere you travel is the simplest and most effective way to minimise the chance of infection.
June 27, 2020
CookSafe contact tracing pilot launches tomorrow
Travellers arriving in the Cook Islands on Friday’s plane from New Zealand will be invited to keep track of their movements as part of the COVID-19 contact tracing pilot
June 18, 2020
Repatriation flight arriving 19 June
Secretary of Health Dr Josephine Aumea Herman today confirmed this week’s repatriation
flight will depart Auckland on Saturday, arriving here Friday as planned
June 17, 2020
Opening up with caution
Just as closing the border on March 25 contributed significantly to the Cook Islands achieving COVID-19 free status, reversing that and easing border restrictions requires a cautious and careful approach to minimise the risk of importing COVID-19
June 8, 2020
Easing borders and minimising public health risks
Cook Islands border restrictions are lifting, initially to Cook Islands residents and work permit holders
June 6, 2020
Meitaki ma’ata repatriation success
After months of lockdown and quarantine, the Cook Islands Government repatriation of stranded Cook Islanders can be deemed a resounding success.
June 5, 2020
Far from over – COVID-19 is still circulating the globe
While our country is currently one
of the very few in the world that is
currently COVID-19 free…we can’t
afford to drop our guard now, or into the future, otherwise all that good work will come tumbling down
May 11, 2020
Rarotonga Hospital equipped with negative pressure room
Rarotonga Hospital is now equipped with a vital piece of medical infrastructure that can be used to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients as well as a host of other potentially fatal infectious illnesses.
May 9, 2020
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