Symptoms include (but are not limited to) fever, cough, diarrhoea and difficulty breathing. Difficulty breathing is a sign of possible pneumonia and requires immediate medical attention. It can take up to 14 days for symptoms to show after a person has been infected.

Isolate yourself from other people and put on a mask if you have one; and call Healthline on 29667 for advice about what to do

Stay home if you're sick, report flu-like symptoms. For Health-related questions or concerns, please contact the Healthline on 0800 1800; 0800 1801; 0800 1802 or go direct to your Puna.

Any hand sanitizer containing 70% alcohol is preferred.

- Wash your hands regularly (at least 20 seconds) with soap or hand sanitiser
- Maintain physical distancing of 2 metres from other people as much as possible, other than those in your home (the small group of people you are in supervised quarantine with)
- Cover coughs and sneezes with your arm/elbow
- Avoid touching your face, eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands
- Avoid hugs, kisses or shaking hands
- Clean and disinfect frequently used surfaces regularly

Do not travel without first seeking medical attention and testing for COVID-19. Your assistance in minimising risk to other passengers and country of arrival is required to enable us to effectively manage the spread of COVID-19. If you have fever, cough, and/or shortness of breath, let a Health or Biosecurity Officer know immediately.

Other travellers with signs and symptoms of illness (fever, cough, or difficulty breathing) may require additional health assessment.

Quarantine is for people who are not showing any symptoms but require separation from others in case they may have the virus.

Isolation is for people who are showing symptoms and require separation from others to limit the spread of the virus. This can be in a hospital setting or in their home or community facility.

If a potential COVID-19 case has been identified, the Ministry of Health needs to be able to quickly trace people who may have been exposed to an infected individual through the process of contact tracing. This process helps to keep the Cook Islands and its’ visitors safe. Our contact tracing system doesn’t rely on the user having to have a smartphone to be able to participate in CookSafe. This means our mamas and papas who are our most vulnerable can access and participate in contact tracing.

You will be issued a Category Quarantine Order (CQO) by the Ministry of Health where you will be required quarantine at the place where you are residing with members of your family who also reside at the same place. Quarantine ends 14 days from date stated on CQO. Your quarantine may or may not be supervised so it is important that you follow the rules as outlined in CQO.

Yes TMO will issue a medical clearance for persons travelling to the Pa Enua by plane or sea, prior to departure. TMO staff will be at the airport to conduct a screening process prior to departure. A nurse will check the passenger’s temperature to ensure they are fit to travel. Any passenger with a temperature ≥ 38 degrees Celsius may be required to undergo further testing and complete another phone consult over the phone in order to obtain a medical clearance to travel to the Pa Enua.

You are encouraged to get vaccinated for your own travelling safety. It is not a requirement for eligibility to travel to the Cook Islands.

1. Cook Islands and New Zealand health services are notified of any suspected/positive COVID-19 case/s
2. CookSafe and CookSafe+ data is extracted for list of potential contacts (if case of visitor, passenger manifests are requested from airline/s and accommodation notified)
3. Health Officers will contact all potential contacts, deployed to conduct COVID-19 swab testing and report back to supervisers
4. Contacts asked to isolate for 14days, monitored by health officers
5. Clearance only provided by assigned Health Director