Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the release of two infected people from quarantine wasn't their fault - it was the system's fault. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has sent in a military leader to review and oversee border quarantining following the bungle which saw two women granted compassionate leave without taking Covid-19 tests. Ardern said the bungle was completely unacceptable and the "rigour" of the military was needed to sort out what was going at the border. Ross Giblin/Stuff Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to the media at the Beehive theatrette after two new Covid-19 cases were announced on June 16. "What does it take for this Prime Minister to acknowledge incompetence and actually sack a Minister?"

Source: Stuff June 17, 2020 05:37 UTC