Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, at a press conference on August 24.

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  • A Fox News presenter denounced "quarantine camps" in New Zealand.

  • This country imposes a quarantine on Covid-19 patients coming from abroad, but it takes place in hotels.

  • The country currently has 75 cases of Covid-19. 

"Quarantine camps" to fight against the coronavirus in New Zealand?

The claim is spreading on social media after a screenshot from Fox News.

The latter takes up an affirmation by presenter Laura Ingraham.

"The Kiwis [nickname given to New Zealanders] have a terrifying response to the increase in the number of Covid-19 cases: they are throwing people into quarantine camps," said the presenter on the American channel.

The claim is followed by a video clip, in which Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, announces that "if a person refuses, in our facilities, to be tested, he must stay, therefore he cannot leave. after fourteen days.

She will have to stay another fourteen days.

It's a pretty good incentive.

Either get tested and make sure you have nothing, or we will keep you longer in our facilities.

So I think people are going to think, "I'm taking the test."

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This video clip dates from June 22.

Jacinda Ardern, widely re-elected on October 17, spoke of the 22 cases of coronavirus in the country at the time, cases that were detected at the country's border.

These people were all placed in isolation in hotels or hospitals, she said.

The Prime Minister explained that the measures taken by New Zealand to fight against the coronavirus are "harder" than those of other countries.

“We are quarantining [in isolation] everyone who returns” to the country.

Isolation in hotels

New Zealand imposes two forms of isolation for travelers entering the country: quarantine for patients with Covid-19 or those suspected of being so, and “controlled isolation” for others.

This "controlled isolation" is carried out in about thirty hotels located in five cities of the country.

It is chargeable, under certain conditions, and lasts fourteen days.

However, "you may be forced to stay for up to a total of 28 days if you refuse a Covid-19 test or if you are not considered a low risk by a health professional," says the New Zealand government .

Quarantine for travelers with or suspected of being infected with the coronavirus is mandatory.

“There are no exemptions from quarantine for people with Covid-19 showing symptoms of Covid-19,” the government writes.

It is also carried out in hotels.

A guide to the best hotels for quarantine

New Zealand media reported in July that more than 30,000 people had passed through these hotels before they could return home.

One newspaper even published a guide to the best hotels to stay in for this period of isolation.

The quarantine also applies to New Zealanders already in the country who have tested positive.

Hosted in hotels, they benefit from three meals a day and snacks, as well as wifi and laundry "so as not to have to leave to stock up".

The quarantine is lifted "at least ten days after the onset of symptoms" and after an absence of symptoms for "72 hours".

Discharge decisions for patients with more severe forms are assessed on a case-by-case basis.

The New Zealand government has chosen to apply this isolation policy to travelers, in addition to a testing and "contact tracing" policy to limit contamination.

Containment was also ordered on March 26.

New Zealand is currently at the lowest level of its Covid-19 alert system.

The country has 75 active cases - including 73 in quarantine or "controlled isolation" - for 5 million inhabitants.

The country has recorded a total of 1,968 cases and 25 deaths.

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