One, who asked to be known only as Jill, said the hotel had told them that busloads of returning travellers would arrive on Saturday. Earlier, Jill said she did not believe the hotel was suitable for quarantining people from overseas who may be carrying the virus. Jill said the residents on top of the eight-floor hotel would have to use shared spaces in the event of an emergency. Getty-Images Director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield backed the safety procedures in place at shared isolation facilities. He said that included no new infections for staff, who have been tested, especially during alert levels three and four.

Source: Stuff June 20, 2020 02:11 UTC