If you can’t afford to isolate . . .

From the beginning, I have been concerned about this sort of thing. The failures of this government over Covid are becoming all too apparent, as is the fact that they are floundering.

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Close contacts of people with Covid-19 are told to self-isolate, but some can’t afford to:

There’s concern people will choose not to scan Covid-19 QR codes because they can’t afford to go into self isolation.

More than 1000 people who were at Kmart Botany at the times of interest have been asked to stay home for 14 days.

Up to $585 per week is available for people who can’t work because they need to isolate.

That won’t come close Ro cover outgoings for a lot of people.

Auckland University’s Des Gorman told Heather du Plessis-Allan he is disappointed the Government isn’t willing to increase the payments.

He says compliance matters, and we have already see the cost non-compliance in this country. 

“I don’t think the Government’s thinking clearly enough about the counterfactual, the cost of lockdowns.

“Whatever the cost of properly subsidising people is, it’s going to be small…

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