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Poor ventilation and double-bunking led to health workers contracting Covid-19 – Stuff.co.nz

New report details observations of clinicians working while 235 foreign mariners completed their 14-day isolation period at Christchurch’s Sudima Hotel.

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Poor ventilation in corridors and double-bunking” of fishermen in rooms at a Christchurch managed isolation and quarantine facility were among key factors that led to two health workers contracting Covid-19.
A newly-released report, written by Canterbury District Health Board clinicians working in MIQ, details their observations while 235 Russian and Ukrainian mariners completed their 14-day isolation period at the Sudima Hotel in Christchurch during October and November last year.
The report,…

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