18 Feb 2022

Covid-19: One in 10 visiting Middlemore emergency department test positive

From Morning Report, 7:38 am on 18 February 2022

Middlemore Hospital in south Auckland hit a Covid-19 milestone of its own this week. One in ten people visiting in its busy emergency department tested positive on Tuesday for Covid-19.

The hospital gives rapid antigen tests to everyone who turns up for treatment, even if they don't have Covid-19 symptoms.

Emergency Department head Dr Vanessa Thornton spoke to Susie Ferguson.