Covid control inquiry

met critical measures in the latest two outbreaks and all locations of interest have not been disclosed to the public,’’ Collins said.

‘‘This week a young woman was vilified by the prime minister and her Government for following the advice she received. This has highlighted the lack of urgency shown by the Ministry of Health to follow up on unanswered texts or calls.’’ She also said the long lines of cars going into and out of Auckland was a problem.

‘‘How the domestic border is managed needs improvement too.

‘‘There were long queues of people trying to get back to Auckland last weekend and late on Friday afternoon students trying to head home from boarding school were blocked from being reunited with their families at the border with no reasonable explanation.

‘‘We should always be aiming to improve our response, so we should have an inquiry into why Auckland had to go back into level 3 less than two weeks after coming out of a lockdown.

‘‘If anything, this week has shown New Zealand there is a lot we can work on in our response when community cases arise.

‘‘We should always be aiming to improve, so an inquiry into the Valentines Day cluster is appropriate,’’ Collins said.

The Prime Minister’s Office has been contacted for comment.

Covid-19 Minister Chris Hipkins has indicated some desire to look into the speediness of home visits during contact tracing efforts.

‘‘This yoyoing in and out of lockdown must be avoided.’’ Judith Collins