New Zealand's Government allocates further 500 rooms to MIQ

30 July, 2021

New Zealand's Minister for Food Safety, Seniors, Health and Research, Science and Innovation Ayesha Verrall stated (29-Jul-2021) the managed return of travellers from New South Wales are "continuing as planned" with more than 1500 managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) places made available from "the first two managed return phases - accommodating an estimated 2100 people, including more than 300 urgent and exceptional cases". An additional 500 MIQ rooms are allocated between 09-Aug-2021 and 22-Aug-2021. [more - original PR]