11 Aug 2021

Concerns health system could collapse under a Delta outbreak

From Checkpoint, 5:45 pm on 11 August 2021

Doctors fears New Zealand's health system could quickly collapse in the event of an outbreak of the Delta variant of Covid-19.

The Covid-19 Minister has warned the country would go straight to level four if delta creeps across the border.

An expert report says it's a matter of when, not if. And it warns the health system is poorly resourced to deal with it.

Hamish Cardwell filed this report.