Hundreds of people are being asked to stay home and get a Covid-19 test today after a Northland woman tested positive for the virus.
Businesses visited by Northland’s community Covid-19 case say they are “angry and frustrated” at not being contacted by health officials, with some resorting to Healthline for guidance.
Stuff has spoken to 11 businesses who say they weren’t contacted by the Ministry of Health, leaving some unsure whether to remain open or close for a deep clean. Some said they had been waiting on hold for hours in an attempt to get guidance from Healthline.
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A 56-year-old woman from Northland tested positive for Covid-19, after spending two weeks in managed isolation in Auckland.
She twice tested negative for the virus while in MIQ at Auckland s Pullman Hotel and left the facility on January 13, developed mild symptoms on January 15, and got tested on January 22 after her condition deteriorated.
Before developing symptoms and testing positive, she travelled around southern Northland. The list of locations she visited was released Sunday evening.