23 Apr 2020

Covid-19 testing centre in South Auckland sees high demand

From Checkpoint, 6:10 pm on 23 April 2020

A Covid-19 centre in South Auckland is testing people who aren't showing any symptoms in a bid to reach at-risk Pacific communities.

Ministry of Health guidelines require testing of those with at least one symptom of infection, or where there has been a cluster, or an outbreak in a vulnerable facility.

At one centre on Thursday more than 300 were tested, and many were turned away due to overwhelming demand.

Mackenzie Smith reports.