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Issue date:
19 June 2023
Status:
Current
Corporate Author:
Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand
Type:
Guidance
Topic:
COVID-19
Copyright status:

© Crown Copyright, Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

ISBN:
978-1-99-106713-5

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The COVID-19 Testing Plan is informed by COVID-19 Modelling Aotearoa, and what has happened overseas. It provides the framework to support decisions about when and who to test for COVID-19 in Aotearoa New Zealand. 

The COVID-19 Testing Plan is structured in two sections:

  • Part One provides the overarching and strategic information in relation to testing;
  • Part Two provides an introduction to the operational testing guidance documents and a summary of important information in relation to settings and facilities.

The Testing Plan also includes twelve appendices; each one is a guidance document focused on a particular health care setting: