Alan McDonald: Employers and Manufacturers Association Head of Advocacy suggests large chunk of the population are still worried about livin
Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Newstalk ZB
March 9, 20222m 19s
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Show Notes
A suggestion there's not too much of an appetite for an even shorter isolation period.
Covid cases and household contacts only have to isolate for seven days, from midnight Friday - with contacts testing on day three and seven.
EMA Head of Advocacy Alan McDonald told Kate Hawkesby while the business community would like it to be less, there's a large chunk of the population still worried about living with the virus.
“The other issue is I don’t think yet we've seen a peak through the health system and the Government has always taken a health approach, quite rightly, and I think until we see reach peak through the health system you’re not likely to see more change.”
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Covid cases and household contacts only have to isolate for seven days, from midnight Friday - with contacts testing on day three and seven.
EMA Head of Advocacy Alan McDonald told Kate Hawkesby while the business community would like it to be less, there's a large chunk of the population still worried about living with the virus.
“The other issue is I don’t think yet we've seen a peak through the health system and the Government has always taken a health approach, quite rightly, and I think until we see reach peak through the health system you’re not likely to see more change.”
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