Photo: NZ HeraldTaxpayers footed the bill for an Australian woman's extra time in managed isolation, after she refused to get a Covid-19 test. Australian woman Lucinda Baulch spent 28 days in the Grand Mercure in Wellington, after refusing to get a test. "Regarding the additional 14 days, there is no provision to charge any additional amount if someone has to stay for longer than the initial 14 days. If, for example, they have contracted Covid-19, or are a close contact of someone with Covid-19, or have refused to be tested for Covid-19". However, a Cabinet Paper from July last year estimates the average cost for a single traveller over 14 days in MIQ would be around $7000.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 04, 2021 04:18 UTC