The Ministry for Business and Innovation have confirmed the Australian woman who refuses to take a Covid-19 test will leave MIQ today. This isn't the first time Baulch has challenged Covid-19 rules and, back in Australia she has participated in an anti-lockdown protest. Baulch told the Herald yesterday she flew into New Zealand almost a month ago to drop off children she had been fostering to their new home in Aotearoa. In a statement to the Herald, the Ministry of Health said the nasal swab was considered the gold standard for the detection of Covid-19. "Since 8 June 2020, testing has been required of everyone (other than babies) entering an isolation and quarantine facility on day 3 and day 12.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 23, 2021 01:09 UTC