Philip Hill: Kiwis urged to take Covid health guidelines more seriously

An international health expert says if New Zealanders want to keep new strains of Covid-19 out of the community, we need to do the hard work.The Ministry of Health has so far recorded a total of 19 cases linked to the UK and South Africa variants.Otago University's Philip Hill told Tim Dower people need to adhere to the Covid-19 health guidelines.He says people aren't taking the possibility of another outbreak in the community, seriously.Mr Hill says there's more to be done than just getting a jab, including following public health guidelines.He says this would help keep the virus at bay until a vaccine arrives.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.