About 250 returnees who have left the facility since March 10 are now being asked to self-isolate and get a Covid-19 test immediately. Abigail Dougherty/Stuff About 250 returnees who left the Grand Mercure Hotel will need to isolate at home. Email aucklandnewsroom@stuff.co.nzREAD MORE:* Covid-19: MIQ worker had received one dose of vaccine, situation deemed 'low-risk'* Covid-19: Auckland MIQ worker tests positive for virus* Covid-19: MIQ guests' stays extended after sharing exercise bus with day 12 caseThe announcement came as the ministry reported six new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation on Thursday. A family member of the worker also returned a weak positive test, but a second test came back negative. GOOGLE MAPS/Supplied The Countdown supermarket on Quay St, Auckland, was closed for a deep clean on the same day that the family member of an infected MIQ worker returned a weak positive Covid-19 test result.

Source: Stuff March 25, 2021 00:17 UTC