Police checks on Covid cases after assaults

Officials are running police checks on community Covid-19 cases before their admission to quarantine, after some caused chaos inside the facilities. Confirmation that quarantine staff are seeking information from police on Covid cases came after Stuff revealed that some guests at the Auckland quarantine facility, Jet Park, had trashed rooms and intimated staff. During the ongoing Delta outbreak, staff there have battled significant issues, Stuff understands. The problems include intimidation by gang-affiliated cases, and property damage. A police spokesman said the Ministry of Business, Employment and Innovation (MBIE), which oversees managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ), had begun requesting information from police to keep staff and those in isolation safe. Police earlier said they were bolstering staff numbers at MIQ facilities.