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New Zealand’s managed isolation protocols can be “beefed up”, after a man tested positive for Covid-19 after coming out of isolation.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed that an evaluation of the isolation protocols was underway as she campaigned on the West Coast today.
“What we are doing is making sure that when people come together from one place, they are together in a facility, but what we have to do is do a little extra risk analysis on whether people need to stay longer, more testing. , or longer isolation on release, “he told the media.
It occurs after a man was diagnosed with the disease after leaving controlled isolation. He had tested negative during his stay.
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Since then, a family group of three have tested positive for Covid-19, and their cases are believed to be related to a flight the man took from Christchurch to Auckland.
Ardern said an assessment was underway as to whether any protocol needs to be changed.
“When people come out of quarantine, they receive good guidance after those 14 days on how to monitor their health, watching, of course, as everyone is asked, where they are going and who they are with, but we must see whether or not how As a result of what we are learning here, we must reinforce anything else “.
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said it may be necessary to “tighten” procedures at the border after the unusual case.
Ardern said the government was “constantly” learning and “reinforcing” based on what it learned.
“Many countries use exactly the same evidence as us and use 14 days as a benchmark, but not many countries have the environment that we have, which is very Covid-free. So we will toughen the regime if we know that is what we have to do.
Earlier today, an expert warned the government that it may have to prevent New Zealanders from returning home from countries with a high risk of Covid-19.
