Auckland Hospital worker in quarantine following PPE protocol incident with a COVID-19 patient flown from Fiji
Auckland Hospital worker in quarantine following PPE protocol incident with a COVID-19 patient flown from Fiji
[Image:NZ Herald]
A Middlemore Hospital worker in Auckland is in quarantine following a PPE protocol incident relating to the management of a COVID-19 patient who was flown from Fiji to New Zealand.
The New Zealand Herald reports the breach was considered minor and other protections were in place.
New Zealand s Ministry of Health says the Middlemore Hospital-based worker was moved to quarantine as a precaution after they were unable to easily quarantine at home.
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New Zealand s largest city, Auckland, has entered a week-long lockdown after a new local case of coronavirus of unknown origin was detected.
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