Covid testing stations overrun with concerned Northlanders

Published: Jan. 24, 2021, 11:11 p.m.

Northlanders are turning out in their thousands to be tested for Covid-19, after a woman in the region tested positive for the virus at the weekend. Testing stations are open today from Auckland to Kaitaia, after the 56-year-old woman visited about 30 locations across lower Northland - down as far as Helensville - since leaving managed isolation in mid January. The woman's two closest contacts have both tested negative. Māni Dunlop spoke to RNZ reporter, Katie Todd, from the Ruakākā testing site.