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Friday, 9 April 2021, 11:06 am 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...

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 man...

Newsmakers of 2020: Bloomfield reflects and looks to future © RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Dr Ashley Bloomfield says no, his US counterpart Dr Anthony Fauci has not been on the phone asking for advice on how to contain Covid-19. “He doesn’t need my advice,” he said, in the measured manner he’s become known for. “He needs his political leaders to listen to his advice.” The Ministry of Health had so many requests for end of year interviews with the director-general that they packed media together after five, for a panel that includes chief science advisor Dr Ian Town and Air Commodore D...