A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.
A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.
Opinion
Like others, I am seriously concerned about the relatively poor levels of Covid-19 testing occurring in Te Tairawhiti.
One thing I learnt during my time as a member of the Hauora Tairawhiti Aged and Disability and Community Public Health Advisory Committees was that we have a regional population that tends,for a range of reasons, to not seek professional medical assistance during the early stages of being unwell.
In the context of our current very low numbers of recorded Covid-19 cases, and the potential for moving into a somewhat more relaxed series of contact protocols, I would suggest that it is incumbent on the Ministry of Health to implement in our region a robust programme of testing for the virus. This might be expected to include randomised testing both within and in addition to our most at-risk cohorts.
