NZDF personnel will be a regular sight at Port Nelson in the coming weeks, as part of Covid-19 border control measures. Port Nelson is boosting its border protection efforts by welcoming Defence Force personnel into its work environment. Port spokeswoman Jessica Ammundsen​ said inductions of Defence Force personnel were taking place between Friday and Monday. MARTIN DE RUYTER/STUFF Richard Everts, infectious disease specialist at Nelson Marlborough Health, at the Covid-19 testing site at Port Nelson. While this level of Defence Force involvement at Port Nelson is rare, it is not the first time defence personnel have had a wharfside presence.

Source: Stuff August 21, 2020 04:18 UTC