The other nine guests were required to stay an additional five days from the exposure event. She arrived in Auckland on March 10 and was scheduled to leave MIQ today before her stay was extended. MIQ guests had access to free, 24-hour support for anxiety, distress or mental wellbeing. "The team at the Grand Mercure are doing all they can to make their extended stay as comfortable as possible." The guests' stay was extended as a precaution to provide assurance there was no risk to the public.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 24, 2021 05:47 UTC