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The latest case of an Auckland student with Covid is likely linked to the existing Defence worker cluster - and not a new community outbreak, coronavirus response minister Chris Hipkins says.
The results of genomic testing are due this afternoon but early signs were that the student's positive test is linked to the existing cluster and this was "incredibly, incredibly encouraging", Hipkins told Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking today.
"It's looking likely that they will be a link with the other cases that we're dealing with around the Defence force group," said Hipkins.
Two NZDF workers tested positive for the virus earlier this month. One is a worker at Auckland's Jet Park quarantine facility.
Hipkins said if the link was clearly established the key thing was to find how the shop-worker contracted the infection.
The latest revelations come as the boss of the woman at the centre of the new Covid outbreak has rubbished claims he told her to work despite her feeling sick. He says he has been abused by members of the public and is seeking legal advice.
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