There is concern raising the bar to get a Covid-19 test has come too early, as winter ills surge and recent border lapses play on people's minds.
Today is the first day the Ministry of Health no longer requires people with any cold or flu symptoms to get a swab - unless they are high risk, or connected to travel or to the border.
Anyone with sniffles can still get a test if their doctor advises it. Amy Williams filed this report.
