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Kerre McIvor: How much longer can the Govt lock Kiwis out of their own country?

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Kerre McIvor,
Publish Date
Fri, 25 Feb 2022, 12:28pm
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Kerre McIvor: How much longer can the Govt lock Kiwis out of their own country?

Author
Kerre McIvor,
Publish Date
Fri, 25 Feb 2022, 12:28pm

As we move into phase three of the Government’s CovidÌýplan and learn to live with Covid in the community,ÌýI would have to wonder whether this government can continue to justify locking thousands of New Zealanders out of their own country.ÌýÌý

Yesterday we had 6137 community cases recorded of Omicron in the country. There would be many, many more than that.ÌýThere were 338 cases detected atÌýthe border.ÌýÌý

So, given that, how on Earth can the Government justify keeping up these facilities? Even excludingÌýthe humanitarianÌýconcerns,ÌýI am absolutely certain thatÌýdefenceÌýpersonnel and the police and the numerous bureaucrats involved in running MIQÌý could be better deployed elsewhere.ÌýÌý

Continuing with restrictions that simply don't make any sense will ultimately do more harm than the virus will ever do.Ìý

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