Kiwis bigger Covid-19 risk than Chinese travellers, says Michael Baker

Otago University epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker doubts there is any point in reintroducing testing for Covid-19 at our borders. Photo / Otago UniversityOtago University epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker doubts there is any point in reintroducing testing for Covid-19 at our borders. But he doubts there is any point in reintroducing testing for Covid-19 at our borders. New Zealand, which once had border restrictions among the world’s tightest, currently has no Covid-19 testing requirements, whether pre-departure or on arrival. University of Otago professor and epidemiologist Michael Baker said there was value in pre-departure testing.