Govt to pump almost $3 billion into its Covid-19 response after report identified failings

Govt to pump almost $3 billion into its Covid-19 response after report identified failings
© RNZ / Samuel Rillstone
The government is pumping another almost $3 billion into its Covid-19 response after a report identified failings with its testing strategy.
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Senior advisers Heather Simpson and Sir Brian Roche were urgently commissioned in August to review the regime after revelations many border staff were not being tested for Covid-19.
The report found problems with communication, accountability, and clarity in the testing framework.
It also found that despite clear expectation of ministers there would be structured testing of border facing workers, and regular advice stating that such testing was occurring, in reality little testing was happening at the time.

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