Watch: Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins receives his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, as does Associate Health Minister Ayesha Verrall. Watch: Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins receives his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, as does Associate Health Minister Ayesha Verrall. The Government has no plans to shut down travel routes from Covid hotspots, such as India, because Kiwis have a right to come home regardless of the Covid-risk they pose. But he said there was no plan to stop Kiwis returning home from Covid hotspots. He said the Government was also looking at whether any MIQ facilities - contracts are up for renewal at the end of April - needed to close.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 31, 2021 03:50 UTC