Fiji mercy flight: NZ hospital worker in quarantine after PPE incident
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Covid-19: Ministry of Health U-turn, positive Fiji case now allowed in on charter jet evacuation
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Former Prime Minister, and ex-head of the United Nations Development Programme, Helen Clark. “They have done an outstanding job throughout the pandemic, and indeed during all emergencies to which they respond. “In this case, Counties Manukau and Middlemore have stepped up to respond to a UN request which will be hugely appreciated by the UN and the patient and her family. NZ is the first port of call for MEDEVAC by the UN in the Pacific and all costs are met in full by it.” Skyline Aviation chief executive Annabel Toogood confirmed on Thursday morning one of her company s jets would shortly be making the mercy dash to the Covid-stricken country.
“I have total confidence in Middlemore Hospital and its first-class ICU. “They have done an outstanding job throughout the pandemic, and indeed during all emergencies to which they respond.
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The Skyline air ambulance on approach to Auckland Airport. “In this case, Counties Manukau and Middlemore have stepped up to respond to a UN request which will be hugely appreciated by the UN and the patient and her family. NZ is the first port of call for medevac by the UN in the Pacific and all costs are met in full by it.” It’s anticipated the strain of the virus contracted by the woman is the highly infectious Delta variant, which is rife in Fiji.