17 Jun 2022

Public health expert disappointed by pre-departure test scrapping

From Morning Report, 8:24 am on 17 June 2022

A public health expert says he's disappointed by the government decision to abandon pre-departure testing for Covid-19.

The Government announced yesterday that from Monday night, people travelling to New Zealand will no longer be required to test for Covid-19 before leaving.

Professor Michael Baker says he'd prefer that the test was kept, but made more convenient for travellers.

He spoke to Corin Dann.