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Thursday, 15 July 2021, 2:53 pm
The first infringement notices for border workers who
have not complied with COVID-19 testing requirements have
been issued, the Ministry of Health has confirmed.
A
total of 18 infringement notices, containing a fine of $300
each, have now been issued to border workers who have not
complied with testing for COVID-19 under Schedule 2 of the
Required Testing Order.
“Our border workers are on
the frontline of Aotearoa New Zealand’s efforts to keep
COVID-19 out of our communities, so it is critical to
support this workforce as best we can,” the Ministry’s
Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay
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