It said there were now fewer health staff supporting them, as resources pulled from health boards around the country in September go back to their own work areas. Last month it emerged some guests had been directing violence at their surrounds, with five rooms damaged at the Jet Park Quarantine Hotel. Photo / Supplied, FileRapoto said MIQ health and safety representatives and wellness advisers had been appointed to combat the increased violence. It said health staff had been "informed not to walk the floors alone" and each day they were getting a list of persons of interest or 'POIs' in the hotel, to watch out for. Police said they had also deployed more staff at MIQ hotels in recent weeks in response to the Delta outbreak, but it wasn't in response to increased violence.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 10, 2021 20:51 UTC