6 Apr 2020

Kaikohe community anxious after worker gets COVID-19

From Midday Report, 12:18 pm on 6 April 2020

Locals in the Northland community of Kaikohe are anxious to get tested after a supermarket worker tested positive for Covid-19.

The Northland DHB said on Saturday that anyone who visited the Kaikohe New World from March 20th to 30th needs to get tested if they show symptoms of the coronavirus.

More than 150 people lined up for testing at the Ngāpuhi-run community station on Sunday.

Māni Dunlop speaks to the clinical lead for the Ngāpuhi Pandemic Response Strategy team, Tia Ashby.