28 Jul 2020

Covid-19: Half of GPs have had patients refuse tests

From Morning Report, 7:34 am on 28 July 2020

Half of GPs in a national survey say they've had patients refuse Covid-19 tests.

The Ministry of Health has been asking GPs and emergency doctors to help it combat a drop off in the number of tests being done.

It looks like Covid-19 complacency is at least partly to blame.

Health correspondent Rowan Quinn reports.