Photo / NZMEA recent returnee who escaped from Middlemore Hospital on Monday along with their child at the weekend has voluntarily returned to quarantine. They are now completing their managed isolation at the facility where they were originally placed. Authorities confirmed that the returnee escaped from Middlemore Hospital on Sunday. A Northern Region Health Coordination Centre spokesperson said the person who had tested negative for Covid-19 on Day 0, was transferred to Middlemore Hospital from a Managed Isolation Facility at midnight. The spokesperson said while the person tested negative for Covid-19 twice since arriving in the country, "it is important that they complete their period of isolation".

Source: New Zealand Herald December 22, 2021 02:20 UTC