The Government is stepping up New Zealand's Covid-19 testing system at the border. Testing of air crew will focus on "high risk" routes, such as those to the United States, Clark said. Air crew have already have PPE and other health measures in place, and there were "ongoing conversations" about widening out the testing regime, Clark said. Surveillance testing at the border would be determined by clinicians while surveillance testing in the community would be led by DHBs. New testing regimeThe Government is stepping up New Zealand's Covid-19 testing system at the border as more New Zealanders arrive from overseas, Clark says.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 23, 2020 04:52 UTC