Brigadier Jim Bliss, who is in charge of the managed isolation and quarantine facilities, won't say he's confident that MIQ staff are being routinely tested for Covid-19 (first published April 22). A returnee at an Auckland isolation hotel abseiled out of their second storey window via a rope fashioned from bedsheets, Stuff can reveal. A Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) spokeswoman said in a written statement the incident unfolded shortly after dusk on Friday. “Using CCTV monitoring, Managed Isolation Facility staff were able to respond immediately and support the returnee safely back to their room. RYAN ANDERSON/Stuff In September 2020, a man rappelled out of a fourth story window at the Ramada in Federal St via a bedsheet rope.

Source: Stuff June 05, 2021 00:22 UTC