He said the sewerage material leaking would contain the virus, but this didn't pose a great general public health risk as it wouldn't survive in the ocean. Professor Michael Baker is an epidemiologist and public health physician with the University of Otago. Director of Public Health, Dr Caroline McElnay says she's confident the facility can handle to the risks. Photo / NZHDirector of public health Dr Caroline McElnay told Morning Report she was confident the managed-isolation facility would be well-managed. Sending the mariners to the Wellington facility instead of the Jet Park in Auckland was decided on the basis of the risk posed to the New Zealand public, she said.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 13, 2021 23:03 UTC