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Returnee not happy with standard of PPE used in managed isolation

07:40 am on 10 November 2020

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Workers in managed isolation and quarantine hotels here have been called some of the worst protected in the developed world by a PPE expert staying in one.

Tim Jones works for a company that's been providing protective gear for hospitals all over the world during the pandemic.

He's been isolating at a Christchurch hotel and says he's shocked that most staff are wearing the bare minimum PPE, even when dealing directly with guests who could have coronavirus.

Health correspondent Rowan Quinn reports.