The Government has revealed how on-going community testing for Covid-19 will work. Photo / Sylvie Whinray
The Government is stepping up testing of border workers, those who work in managed isolation and quarantine facilities, and air and maritime crew, Health Minister David Clark says.
"Priority for testing will be given to those who are most likely to have been exposed to Covid-19, which is our border
and airline staff and those arriving back in New Zealand," Clair says.
Those workers include:
• Border workers in customs, biosecurity, immigration and aviation security at airports, and the people who clean at international airports or maritime ports in areas/conveniences visited by international arrivals.
• Staff who work in managed isolation and quarantine facilities, including those who drive people entering the country from the airport to the facilities.
• International air and maritime crew.
Under a new testing strategy, priority for testing would be given to those who are most likely to have been exposed to Covid-19.
