A Covid-19 managed isolation facility in central Auckland has been evacuated due to a false alarm.
A Fire and Emergency spokesman said they were alerted at about 6.15pm on Tuesday to a fire alarm at the Rydges Hotel on Federal St.
Three fire crews responded but discovered "pretty quickly" it was a false alarm, he said.
A witness reported seeing the occupants of the official Covid-19 managed isolation facility evacuated and on Federal St.
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Police, army personnel and fire trucks were present.
There were 14 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand on Tuesday - nine in managed isolation and quarantine hotels (MIQ) and five in the community.
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Our total number of active cases is 132. Of those, 33 are imported cases in MIQ facilities, and 99 are community cases.
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The Auckland cluster now has 146 cases linked to it.