Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the release of two infected people from quarantine wasn't their fault - it was the system's fault. Quarantined arrivals from overseas attended a big funeral in Christchurch this week, as concerns grow that lax border controls are boosting New Zealand's Covid-19 risk. Getty-Images Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is under political pressure after two people who had been given a compassionate exemption to leave quarantine tested positive for Covid-19. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday appointed assistant chief of defence Air Commodore Darryn Webb to review and oversee border management. CHRIS MCKEEN/STUFF New National Party leader Todd Muller has called for the Prime Minister to sack her health minister David Clark.

Source: Stuff June 17, 2020 08:37 UTC