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At 10am today, the fourth release of rooms through the virtual lobby took place successfully.

Numbers as at 5pm, Saturday 9 October

Distinction Hamilton, 1 of 3 MIQ managed isolation facilities in the Waikato, will transition to become a quarantine facility for local community cases from Monday 11 October.

Numbers as at 9am, Thursday 7 October.

At 12 noon today, the third release of rooms through the virtual lobby took place successfully.

MIQ can confirm that a community case staying at the Jet Park Auckland Airport quarantine facility absconded at approximately 3.10pm, 4 October 2021.

Numbers as at 9.30am, Monday 4 October.

Due to ongoing high demand for MIQ space, MBIE has been looking into facilities that could potentially be brought online in a short timeframe.

An Amendment Bill has been introduced into parliament to update the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act.

The Government recently announced a Self-Isolation Pilot will begin in October as a key step in ‘Reconnecting New Zealanders’ and safely re-opening borders and developing new pathways for people entering New Zealand.