14 Oct 2020

Nurse on working in managed isolation facilities in Auckland

From First Up, 5:34 am on 14 October 2020

Since March people entering New Zealand have been required to complete a 14 day isolation in one of the now 32 dedicated managed isolation facilities across the country. They're being run by an army of nurses, doctors, cleaners, security and hotel staff who've have been working tirelessly to keep Covid-19 out of the community, ensuring the safety of the public. So what it's like being at the front line of New Zealand's defences? Since March, MIQ nurse Rebecca Webster has worked in many of Auckland's MIQ facilities. She told our reporter Louise Ternouth it was a sudden leap into the unknown after she got the call.