Exhausted lab workers working long hours testing for Covid-19 are warning safety could be compromised if the huge demand continues. Auckland laboratories have been smashing their previous daily testing records as tens of thousands of people heed the call to get a swab. Many lab workers were doing 12-hour shifts to help to keep up with the demand. Charles Krupa/AP Many lab workers were doing 12-hour shifts to help to keep up with the demand. Lab scientist and union rep Bryan Raills said his colleagues at Counties Manukau DHB were among those working huge days.

Source: Stuff August 17, 2020 22:07 UTC