The High Court will give a decision later today about whether or not a South African woman who is challenging her detention in hotel quarantine should be let out.
It is the first challenge to the legality of hotel quarantine that will be decided by a High Court judge. Charlene Heyns has challenged the way the hotel quarantine system is being implemented.
Her lawyers said account should be taken of the fact that she has previously had Covid-19 and has had one dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine.They suggest this puts her in a similar position to a fully vaccinated person.
Ms Heyn's Senior Counsel, Conor Power, also told the court the categories of people caught by mandatory hotel quarantine were too broad and there was no provision for people's