travel advice

SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)

SARS travel advice

The World Health Organization advises that all known chains of person-to-person transmission of the SARS virus have now been broken. There are now no SARS affected areas.

The Ministry of Health is no longer advising against travel to any country on the basis of SARS.

Advice to travellers entering New Zealand

Travellers departing from former SARS affected countries may be screened for SARS-like symptoms before they are allowed to board an aircraft. Travellers are not screened for SARS like symptoms when entering New Zealand.

For the most recent information go to current SARS information on the SARS home page.

Page last updated: 18 October 2007