Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins will address media this morning, after it was revealed an Omicron case had been active in the Auckland community in recent days.

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The Ministry of Health confirmed yesterday that a recent international arrival who completed their 10 days of isolation, but did not wait for the final test result before going out into the community, subsequently tested positive for the Omicron variant.

Last night, Britain's DJ Dimension outed himself in a social media post as New Zealand's first community Omicron case. The DJ, who had been scheduled to perform at the Rhythm and Alps festival in Wanaka, said he was devastated by the news.

He said he had unexpectedly returned the positive test result two days after ending 10 days in isolation.

He had visited a number of Auckland CBD locations on 26 and 27 December, including the Impala nightclub on Shortland Street, the Sunny town restaurant, Partridge jewellers, Ahi Restaurant and Soul Bar.

A number of close contacts have been identified and are being contacted by public health officials.

The news came as Auckland prepared to move from the red to the orange setting under the Covid-19 Protection Framework.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on 13 December that Auckland and all other red regions, except Northland, would move to the orange setting at 11.59pm tonight.

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