Hotel Covidfornia: managed isolation and quarantine in New Zealand

“You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave!” So go the lyrics of pop culture’s anthem to bad travel experiences – “Hotel California” by The Eagles.

New Zealand Doctor|Rata Aotearoa reporter Simon Maude finds, slip-ups and oversights notwithstanding, those facing managed isolation and quarantine in New Zealand do get to leave. He looks at what happens from the time they arrive in the country to when they leave managed isolation