A man who fled the Auckland Covid-19 quarantine facility yesterday and allegedly kicked an officer in the face addressed court today via a telephone line.
The man, who has Covid-19, had been isolating at the Jet Park Hotel quarantine facility in Māngere since Saturday October 2.
He allegedly escaped around 3.10pm yesterday afternoon and was found by police a short distance away, outside an address on Kohindoor Ave, in Māngere.
He was taken into custody at 3.45pm, police said.
He has been charged with intentionally failing to comply with the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 by attempting to escape and evading enforcement officers at the MIQ facility.