MIQ officials have revealed the man who fled a quarantine hotel in Auckland early yesterday morning left his room three times before finally making his escape.
The man who is infected with Covid-19, was arrested hours later at a house in Otahuhu and has been charged with failing to comply with a health order.
It was his first night at the Ellerslie hotel and MIQ says CCTV footage shows he left his room three times between 11.40 pm and just after 1am.
On the last occasion he went down the fire stairwell and made his way to the fence, hiding in a bush before making his exit.
National Party's Covid-19 response spokesperson Chris Bishop spoke to Corin Dann.
