New Zealand authorities search for COVID-positive quarantine escapee

The person had requested to return home to retrieve personal items, care for a pet and lock their house in south-east Auckland, said Rose King, joint head of managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ). “A security escort was set up to allow this to occur. They were given 10 minutes to do what they needed to. At the 10 minutes mark the security detail went to retrieve them and found the individual had disappeared from the address.”

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The escapee is one of three who allegedly attempted to flee quarantine on Tuesday night. Escaping quarantine is an offence under the Public Health Response Act 2020, and can carry penalties of up to a $4,000 fine or up to six months in prison. Authorities said that in an unrelated incident, two failed houdinis were apprehended about five minutes after they escaped.

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