17 Feb 2021

Covid-19: MIQ changes don't go far enough - expert

From Morning Report, 7:22 am on 17 February 2021

New strict managed isolation rules are being dismissed as inadequate, with Covid-19 still easily able to slip the country's safety net.

They've been put in place as the Pulllman Hotel re-opens for returning New Zealanders after three people who'd left the hotel tested positive for Covid-19.

Changes include reducing exercise time and improving ventilation but one expert says they don't go nearly far enough.

Health correspondent Rowan Quinn reports.