6 Dec 2021

Covid-19: Whanganui on high alert after first Delta case

From Morning Report, 6:10 am on 6 December 2021

Whanganui is on high alert after the appearance of its first Covid-19 case from the Delta outbreak.

Two locations of interest have been identified so far - the public toilets at Kai Iwi Beach on Tuesday, and the Polson St Foodmarket on Friday.

Health authorities says the person is well and self-isolating at a supervised isolation unit.

They'd recently travelled outside the region.

Whanganui District Mayor Hamish McDoull spoke to Corin Dann.