1 Apr 2020

Coronavirus: Is New Zealand's testing regime enough?

From Morning Report, 7:16 am on 1 April 2020

New Zealand is ramping up testing for Covid-19, as it tries to eliminate the virus.

The case definition for the virus has been widened, to allow more people to be tested even if they did not recently travel overseas or have contact with a confirmed case.

It now means anyone with symptoms of the virus can get a test.

Public health professor Michael Baker speaks to Susie Ferguson.