Fines have been emailed or posted to 18 border workers who haven't had required routine Covid-19 tests. Photo / 123rfFines have been emailed or posted to 18 border workers who haven't had required routine Covid-19 tests. Photo / 123rfThe first fines for border workers who have not complied with Covid-19 testing requirements have been issued. Since August last year, almost 270,000 Covid-19 swabs have been taken by border workers with an 87 per cent compliance rate. Ministry Chris Hipkins says border workers needing regularly testing can have saliva tests instead of nasopharyngeal testing from mid-August.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 15, 2021 05:26 UTC