Covid-19 isolation at the Pullman Hotel, described

Published: Jan. 25, 2021, 4:39 a.m.

A returnee in managed isolation at the Pullman Hotel believes the system is robust and well policed, with guest restricted to their rooms unless they're sporting a wristband that shows they've tested negative for Covid-19. The latest community case of the virus is a Northland woman who left managed isolation at the same Auckland hotel after testing negative, but subsequently became ill and is confirmed to have the South African variant of Covid-19. Health officials believe she caught it from another guest at the isolation hotel. Tenani French flew home from the United States last Monday. He was taken by bus to the Pullman with people from his flight, masked up and separated from the driver by a plastic divider. He arrived when day zero testing was introduced.