Risk from shorter MIQ stays probed in airport-funded study

Risk from shorter MIQ stays probed in airport-funded study
Paul McBeth
Research funded by the aviation sector estimates just one extra case of covid-19 would break into the community every 10 months if some travellers get a shorter stay in managed isolation.The paper uses a mathematical model to estimate how many cases will slip through the border if people have a shorter stay in managed isolation and quarantine facilities depending on which country they came from and whether they have had a pre-departure test.Countries with no active cases, such as the Cook Islands, would be allowed straight into NZ, while countr...

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