The High Court has allowed a man to leave mandatory quarantine to visit his dying father, despite having recently returned from the United Kingdom.
The case has raised questions about the way the Ministry of Health handles applications for a compassionate exemption from quarantine.
The Prime Minister yesterday said 18 people had been granted such exemptions.
However, a spokesperson for Ardern later said she had been given inaccurate information, and that as Morning Report said yesterday, there have been 24 requests for exemption from quarantine to visit dying relatives - none of which have been granted.
The Prime Minister has now asked the Minister of Health for these cases to be reviewed in light of the Court's ruling.
Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield speaks to Kim Hill.
