Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 26, 2020 3:47:38 GMT 12
CHECKPOINTS NEED TO BE PUBLIC HEALTH STATIONS
Deputy Police Commissioner Wally Haumaha is encouraging iwi who have been operating community checkpoints to work out how they can modify their activities to fit with the increased traffic that will happen under COVID-19 Alert Level 3 restrictions.
The checkpoints have come under fire from Opposition MPs and even from Police Minister Stuart Nash, who says they are illegal.
I think the public health messaging is really important around this. Invulnerable communities there will be increased testing, and with that traffic flow that is going to increase, I'd rather see our people taking a more measured approach, working with health officials, looking at testing people coming into their areas......
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjQyNzk/COVID-19/Checkpoints-need-to-be-public-health-stations
Deputy Police Commissioner Wally Haumaha is encouraging iwi who have been operating community checkpoints to work out how they can modify their activities to fit with the increased traffic that will happen under COVID-19 Alert Level 3 restrictions.
The checkpoints have come under fire from Opposition MPs and even from Police Minister Stuart Nash, who says they are illegal.
I think the public health messaging is really important around this. Invulnerable communities there will be increased testing, and with that traffic flow that is going to increase, I'd rather see our people taking a more measured approach, working with health officials, looking at testing people coming into their areas......
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjQyNzk/COVID-19/Checkpoints-need-to-be-public-health-stations