Ardern hints at mandatory contact tracing for businesses

Ardern hints at mandatory contact tracing for businesses
Victoria Young
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today warned businesses to encourage contact tracing or she might force it upon them. “My message to businesses is to put that poster up. We’ve always said it was voluntary, but we are at a point where if we don’t see widespread use, we need to take it a step further again,” she said. Ardern made the remarks after a speech outlining how the government will react if and when community transmission of covid-19 reappears. She told businesses and all New Zealanders to stop being complacent about the use of the...

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