Colin Tukuitonga: Public health experts says bringing WHO patient to New Zealand is risky

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Jul 29, 2021 · 4m

New Zealand may be taking on extra risks -- by allowing a Covid-19 patient to be transferred from Fiji to New Zealand for treatment.

The woman arrived at Auckland Airport last night, before being transferred to Middlemore Hospital.

She's understood to be a high-profile World Health Organisation staffer, medevaced under a UN agreement.

Auckland University public health expert Colin Tukuitonga told Kate Hawkesby it's an inherently risky move.

“There’s a higher chance that this is Delta varient, and Delta can go bad real quick. I think we’re accepting a risky situatuion to be honest.”

Tukuitonga…