He has been desperately trying to book a spot in managed isolation for his next rostered leave in August, but there are no MIQ vacancies until at least the end of October, he said. Van Wyk can not stay on site during his leave, and if he is unable to book a spot in managed isolation he will have to find alternative accommodation, potentially in another country such as South Africa.
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Corrie van Wyk, a New Zealand fly in, fly out worker at a Sierra Leone diamond mine. “And believe me, I am sure I am a lot safer going home to New Zealand than staying in an ‘uncontrolled’ country anywhere else in the world.”