27 Aug 2021

Covid-19 case in Algies Bay, rest home declared exposure site

From Checkpoint, 5:27 pm on 27 August 2021

The seaside community of Algies Bay, north of Auckland, has been rocked by a case of Covid-19, with the local rest home declared an exposure site.

A staff member at Amberlea Rest Home worked two shifts while unknowingly infected. The facility is now in lockdown and locals say their sense of security has vanished.

Our reporter Nick Truebridge and cameraman Nick Monro took a trip north.