Covid 19 coronavirus: The Government targets South Auckland in new virus testing blitz

The Government is embarking on a week-long Covid-19 testing blitz, promising to test 70,000 people in a bid to 'further tighten the screws on this elusive virus'. The approach will be 'aggressively targeted,' according to Health Minister Chris Hipkins, with a specific focus on South Auckland. Officials will be testing asymptomatic people in this region – a new strategy for this outbreak – and will target specific regions, rather than only people with Covid-19 symptoms.