24 Feb 2022

Covid-19: Auckland testing sites switch to rapid antigen tests

From Morning Report, 7:50 am on 24 February 2022

Auckland testing sites are now using Rapid Antigen Tests as their go-to method, while labs deal with an enormous backlog in PCR swabs.

This comes as the country prepares to enter phase three of the Omicron response, having recorded more than 3000 cases on Wednesday.

Northern Region Health Coordination Centre programme director Matt Hannant spoke to Susie Ferguson