Photo: Getty ImagesA dedicated community-based testing centre for Covid-19 is up and running in Christchurch. The station is close to Christchurch Hospital and people will be referred for testing by GPs and the Emergency Department. "Testing carried out in our first centre will be on referral from General Practice and Christchurch Hospital’s Emergency Department. "Community Based Testing Centres are established to provide increased testing capacity during infectious disease pandemics. "We also already have testing capacity in Canterbury outside of a dedicated clinic and have the capacity to develop mobile services as required.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 18, 2020 20:15 UTC