Refusing Covid swab

Wellington: An Australian woman being kept in managed isolation for refusing to get a Covid19 test says she just wants more information before agreeing.

Lucinda Baulch has been at the

Grand Mercure in Wellington for 26 days while she waits for scientific evidence of the PCR test’s safety and effectiveness.

The woman, who is a qualified vet nurse, said she had requested additional information from the facility — but had so far not been provided with any.

Once presented with that information she would get a Covid swab but until then could not give informed consent, she said.

The longest they could keep her in isolation was 28 days and once released she planned to take it to court, she said.