"I asked: 'I ate out of the same plate as her and I don't need to get tested'?" However, Otago University epidemiologist Michael Baker backed the health teams, saying they considered a broad range of factors when giving advice. That meant the young waitress was likely a casual contact and her parents didn't need to be tested, a Ministry of Health spokeswoman said. After media enquiries by the Herald, the man said health teams officially called his daughter and advised her she was a close contact and needed to isolate. "It feels like it's up to us ourselves, if we don't be responsible this country is stuffed," he said.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 25, 2021 06:56 UTC