Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says he's very disappointed the British DJ at the centre of an Omicron community scare didn't follow isolation rules properly. Up to 100 people could be isolating as a result of close contact with the man who tested positive for Omicron and spent time in the Auckland community. Hipkins was giving an update this morning as New Zealand's first case of the highly transmissible variant Omicron in the community was confirmed. He had been active in the Auckland community for two days after not waiting for a test result. "In line with the Government rules, I was in managed isolation for seven days followed by three days of home isolation," Etheridge said.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 29, 2021 22:40 UTC