The Grand Mercure Hotel is the Managed Isolation Quarantine Facility in Wellington. The eighth round of the MIQ virtual lobby opened at 1pm. More than 24,600 people hoped to secure one of the spots in the largest offering of managed isolation rooms yet in the eighth round of the virtual lobby. The virtual lobbies involve thousands of people around the world logging in for a chance to gain a room in a managed isolation and quarantine facility and, therefore, a way into the country. Anyone securing a room from now on will be required to complete only a seven-day MIQ stay, down from 14 days, following an announcement from the Government last month.

Source: Stuff November 18, 2021 03:40 UTC