Video / SuppliedBy Katie Todd, RNZAbout 2600 people will be eligible to exit their managed isolation hotel on Sunday when stays for international arrivals are shortened to seven days, followed by three days isolation at home. Returnees are wrapping their heads around the logistics and guidelines for the two-part isolation - which epidemiologist Michael Baker thinks is redundant in Auckland. Compared to a normal day in MIQ, officials estimate there will be eight times the normal number of departures on Sunday. Paul Clark will be entering his eighth day of isolation in Auckland's Stamford Plaza on Sunday.' Baker said MIQ was a "precious and expensive resource" and it was clear that there were community cases of Covid-19 who desperately needed that space.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 11, 2021 23:51 UTC