Military to oversee quarantine after blunder leads to two new NZ cases
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will use the military will oversee all quarantine facilities after a blunder saw two new coronavirus cases escape quarantine.
Two arrivals from the United Kingdom left hotel isolation to visit a dying parent without being tested, before eventually returning a positive result.
Ms Ardern announced exemptions on compassionate grounds would be suspended and contact tracing was underway to locate more than 300 people who crossed paths with the pair.
"I know this will be upsetting to some New Zealanders seeking to return home to visit dying relatives and loved ones however the risk to our collective efforts to eliminate COVID are simply too great," Ms Ardern said.
New Zealand lifted all lockdown restrictions after declaring victory over the virus.
Image: News Corp Australia
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