Tracing teams are far exceeding their goal of reaching contacts but targets on getting close contacts into isolation are not being met. Photo: RNZClose contacts of people with Covid-19 are still not getting into isolation quickly enough to minimise the risk of spreading the virus, Ministry of Health figures show. But the contacts were still not getting into isolation as quickly as authorities had expected. The target is for 80% of close contacts to be in isolation within four days of being exposed to the disease. Latest figures show only 56% of close contacts meet that deadline.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 15, 2020 20:15 UTC