Health officials are investigating whether an MIQ leak may have led to the latest Covid-19 community outbreak in Auckland. That person soon returned a positive Covid-19 test and was transferred to the Jet Park quarantine hotel just days after arriving. Ryan Anderson/Stuff The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Auckland has been closed following fear of in-facility transmission. The virus being leaked through quarantine facility Jet Park Hotel was also being investigated as the Sydney traveller was taken there after testing positive. ROBERT KITCHIN/Stuff Speaking to Stuff on Wednesday, Dr Ashley Bloomfield said the ministry had put a 48-hour ban on departures from the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Source: Stuff August 18, 2021 21:40 UTC