21 Aug 2020

Covid-19: ACT wants AirBnBs used for isolation

From Morning Report, 6:42 am on 21 August 2020

The ACT Party wants New Zealand to adopt the Taiwanese approach to quarantine - where new arrivals are allowed to isolate in privately-run facilities such as AirBnBs.

ACT's leader David Seymour says New Zealand's government-run isolation hotels are expensive, disruptive and ineffective.

In Taiwan, people can quarantine at hotels, Air BnBs, or a private home, but are electronically monitored and face steep penalties for breaches.

Seymour speaks to Corin Dann.