The system would help facilitate travel from places free of Covid-19 while reducing the risk connected to people arriving from places with an uncontrolled spread.
The University of Otago's Associate Professor Nick Wilson and Professor Michael Baker have dubbed it the traffic-light system; Red for Covid-19 hotspots, Amber for areas with moderate community transmission, and Green for countries who have effectively eliminated the virus.
Professor Nick Wilson told Simon and Phil the proposal wouldn't eliminate risk at the border, but it would drastically reduce it.
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