Photo: NZ HeraldNational MP for Clutha-Southland Hamish Walker has been slammed for penning a "racist" statement singling out quarantining Kiwis returning from India, Pakistan and Korea. The Government this afternoon said it was investigating whether hotels in Queenstown and Dunedin were feasible as managed isolation and quarantine facilities. "These people are possibly heading for Dunedin, Invercargill and Queenstown from India, Pakistan and Korea. "I've already had many calls, texts and emails from residents who do not want people in quarantine in Queenstown." Walker told The New Zealand Herald he had information Kiwis coming from India, Pakistan and Korea had higher infection results.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 02, 2020 07:07 UTC