Covid swabs for level 3 workers 'unreasonable'

Covid swabs for level 3 workers 'unreasonable'
The directive is not mandatory but encourages those physically working in Auckland to get the two tests.(Image: Deposit Photos)
Henry Burrell
The Ministry of Health is asking workers permitted to operate under level 3 to undertake two covid-19 swabs at least five days apart over the next two weeks.The directive is not mandatory but encourages those physically working in Auckland to get the two tests even if they are asymptomatic.Director general of health Ashley Bloomfield announced the new request at Tuesday’s 1pm daily weekday covid-19 media briefing. “It's not a requirement, but a request of those workers to over the next two weeks, whether you have symptoms o...

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