The apology comes as conflicting advice from Healthline and other health organisations left people frustrated after being refused a Covid-19 test. Many Northlanders were turned away from the Ruakākā racecourse testing station yesterday, told by public health nurses that they did not qualify for a test. Nurses at the Ruakākā racecourse Covid testing station. Ruakākā residents Maylene Erihe with daughters Macylea Green, 6, (left) and Lily May Green, 7, were denied a Covid test at the Ruakākā racecourse. Cars line up before testing at the Ruakākā racecourse testing station.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 26, 2021 17:15 UTC