22 Oct 2021

Covid-19: Too difficult to close off Waikato - Te Awamutu mayor

From Morning Report, 7:20 am on 22 October 2021

Alert level 3 restrictions are sticking around in parts of Waikato until at least the end of next Wedneday - the same day the decision will also be reviewed.

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield is calling for more people in the region to get tested for Covid-19, despite the Waikato District Health Board saying the 3000 swabs on Wednesday are far above normal rates.

Many of the Waikato cases this week have been in Te Awamutu, the main hub of the Waipā District - Eight yesterday, two on Wednesday and six on Tuesday.

Waipā District Mayor Jim Mylchreest spoke to Corin Dann.