New Zealanders haven’t been scanning in enough

by Dr Andrew Chen
Crowd of people walking street wearing masks during covid19 coronavirus pandemic

New Zealanders haven’t been scanning in enough, and that contributed to the need for a full lockdown.

By Dr Andrew Chen, published in The Conversation

Fast isolation of infected individuals is key to containing any outbreak of COVID-19, including the Delta variant, and contact tracing is a critical part of this process.

Since the first case was confirmed on Tuesday, six more people have tested positive, including a fully vaccinated health worker at Auckland City Hospital and a teacher at Avondale college. Read more…

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