19 Feb 2020

Diamond Princess cruise ship passengers could be higher risk than Wuhan evacuees - Bloomfield

From Morning Report, 7:21 am on 19 February 2020

More than 150 Wuhan evacuees will walk out of an Auckland navy base in few hours time after two weeks in quarantine to ensure they are not infected with Covid-19.

But their rooms will soon be taken by more evacuees, this time from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, where more than 500 passengers have tested positive for the virus.

Corin Dann speaks to Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield.