Press Release – Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
One year ago today managed isolation became mandatory for travellers arriving into New Zealand. The joint heads of Managed Isolation and Quarantine, Megan Main and Brigadier Jim Bliss, have paid tribute to the efforts of those who’ve contributed to the past year of MIQ.
Megan Main said the need for large-scale accommodation quickly became apparent in late March 2020 when the border was closed and Kiwis flooded home.
“Fifteen hotels were quickly contracted in Auckland and by 9 April 2020, when the Prime Minister announced managed isolation was compulsory, we had 18 hotels to house returning Kiwis. We now have 32 facilities, across 5 regions, with an operational capacity of 4,500 rooms, supporting up to 6,200 returnees over a 14 day period.
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New Zealand will allow Australian travellers to enter the country without mandatory hotel quarantine from April 19. Cabinet was presented with advice today that conditions for opening up quarantine-free travel with Australia had been met, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said.
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