The Director of Public Health today has refused to name the clinics visited by a North Shore mother, who later tested positive for Covid-19.
The mother, who is now at home in isolation, flew home from Italy via Singapore last week (25 February).
The woman also took two domestic flights on 2 March, to Palmerston North from Auckland and back, when she felt unwell.
She also visited two medical clinics that day.
At the first clinc, a doctor gave her antibiotics, while at the second - the Westgate Medical Centre - a doctor took swabs for tests, which yesterday returned a positive result.
A staff member at that clinic told NZ Herald today they were concerned the woman's visit put other patients and staff members, who were at the clinic at the time, at risk.
The services of Westgate Medical Centre, which is owned by Tamaki Health, are contracted to Procare.
In a statement, Tamaki health chief executive Steffan Crausaz said they followed public health protocols for managing suspected or confirmed cases of Covid-19, and confirmed a woman with a suspected case went to their clinic late on 2 March.
"She presented as a walk-in to urgent care and was seen in a short period of time," Crausaz said.
"Once the patient identified herself as having returned from overseas and was showing Covid-19 symptoms, all clinic staff followed Auckland Regional Public Health Service protocols."
Crausaz said they had signs up, asking people not to enter if they had been overseas in the past two weeks and to phone ahead before visiting.
The doctor who treated the woman had taken leave and would remain home until 16 March, he said.
But Crausaz said no other staff were in close contact with the woman and they remained at work.
Meanwhile, RNZ reporter Katie Doyle went to the Westgate shopping centre to find out what locals thought about the situation.
