Hon ANDREW LITTLE (Minister of Health): I'm advised a number of things. On 11 January 2021, the Ministry of Health received a request from a DHB to medevac a child from Fiji. The application included an adult family member, as is usual in cases involving children. I would note that January is well prior to the current significant COVID-19 outbreak in Fiji. Secondly, before an application for medevac is approved, a clinical assessment is carried out in New Zealand, and this includes a check to see whether the required treatment is available locally. Ultimately, approval must be obtained from a medical officer of health with regards to precautions to protect the community against COVID-19. I'm advised that all of the normal steps occurred in this case. Next, anyone accepted for treatment from a medevac flight is considered to require immediate treatment. The day after the application was received, a New Zealand air ambulance staffed by a New Zealand ICU nurse escort medevaced the child and the adult family member from Fiji to New Zealand. On arrival, the child and adult were taken immediately to an isolation environment in the hospital. In the event of discharge within 14 days, the child and the adult would have been required to be transferred to managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ), and I am advised that all COVID-19 orders in this respect were complied with.