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Ministry of Health records show that a security guard who tested positive last week missed about five months of testing before that.
Now it appears there could be up to 60 staff who have also missed regular mandatory testing.
A public health expert is warning the current system is not up to the job and needs an urgent fix before the trans-Tasman bubble opens.
Regular Covid-19 testing for MIQ workers is compulsory so news of an infected security guard at the Grand Millenium who had not been swabbed for five months raises a big question.
National s Chris Bishop tried to get an answer out of MBIE boss Carolyn Tremain at select committee yesterday.
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Covid 19 coronavirus: Grand Millennium worker with virus wasn t vaccinated, 7 new cases in managed isolation
12 Apr, 2021 12:40 AM
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The latest MIQ worker who tested positive for Covid-19 wasn t also vaccinated. It comes amid revelations that 20 per cent of border staff have yet to get the jab protecting them against coronavirus.
The latest MIQ worker who tested positive for Covid-19 wasn t also vaccinated. It comes amid revelations that 20 per cent of border staff have yet to get the jab protecting them against coronavirus.
Jason Walls is a political reporter for the New Zealand Heraldjason.walls@nzme.co.nz@Jasonwalls92
The latest MIQ worker who tested positive for Covid-19 was also not vaccinated, director general of Health Ashley Bloomfield said.