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Chatham Islands breathing again after lockdown stress
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Chatham Islands breathing again after lockdown stress
Wednesday 6 May 2020, 02:37 PM

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought out the jack-of-all-trades skills of Chatham Islands Health Centre clinical nurse manager Sally Lanauze
Giving advice on fishing under lockdown, setting up quarantine quarters and only being able to fly COVID-19 swabs to the mainland three times a week, Fiona Cassie talks to Chatham Islands’ nurse manager about what it takes to cope with a pandemic on an island
Delivering healthcare to the isolated Chatham Islands is never simple but the pandemic has added extra stress and complications, says Chatham Islands