Covid 19 coronavirus: Auckland Rydges hotel managed isolation facilities evacuated after false alarm

An isolation facility run by Covid-19 in central Auckland has been evacuated due to a false alarm.

A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said they were alerted at approximately 6.15 p.m. to a fire alarm at the Rydges Hotel on Federal St.

Three fire crews responded but discovered “fairly quickly” that it was a false alarm, he said.

A witness reported seeing the occupants of the official Covid-19-run isolation facility evacuated and on Federal St.

Police, army personnel and fire trucks were present.

Today 14 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in New Zealand: nine in hotels managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) and five in the community.

Our total number of active cases is 132. Of these, 33 are imported cases at MIQ facilities and 99 are community cases.

The Auckland group now has 146 cases linked to it.