22 Jul 2020

Returning NZers may be undergoing illegal medical exams

From Midday Report, 12:42 pm on 22 July 2020

National's Health spokesperson, Shane Reti, has raised concerns that New Zealanders in managed isolation might be undergoing medical examinations without legal consent.

Legislation passed by the Government permits four types of medical examinations to occur in isolation; coronavirus-related symptom gathering, temperature recording, listening to the chest and swab testing.

But Dr Reti says other examinations, such as blood tests and the recording of pulse, are also occurring - though consent forms are only being filled out for swab tests.

He spoke to Mani Dunlop.