COVID-19 Self-Isolation Mandatory for at Least Two More Months w/ Dr Emily Harvey and Professor Michael Baker: 12 April, 2023

On Monday, Cabinet announced it would not be removing the COVID-19 self-isolation requirement of seven days. 

This is hoped to continue to contribute to New Zealand having one of the lowest COVID-19 mortality rates in the developed world. 

Arno spoke to Dr Emily Harvey, a researcher from the University of Auckland who created scientific models to see what would happen if the requirement was removed or not closely followed by most people. 

Arno started off by asking what the scope of the research conducted was.  

Next, Arno spoke about COVID-19 self-isolation requirements with epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker.

Arno started by asking what his opinion was on the potential removal of self-isolation requirements from law.