Rapid antigen tests (RATs

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People Asked To Be Kind While Awaiting Rapid Antigen Tests ... (Scoop.co.nz)

Hutt Valley and Capital & Coast DHBs ask people to be patient and kind – both to one another and to staff – at the region's community testing centres (CTCs) ...

The collection site at Team Medical in Paraparaumu will also close from 2pm today (Friday 4 March) until further notice. Information about active cases and vaccinations will also be available via social media – https://www.facebook.com/protectgreaterwellington, www.facebook.com/wairarapadhb, www.facebook.com/HuttValleyDHB, www.facebook.com/RPHWellington, and www.facebook.com/CCDHB. In Porirua, the Cannons Creek CTC is closed today due to a large community funeral nearby and concerns about the ability to effectively manage queues and traffic disruption while being sensitive to mourners. COVID-19 information for the Greater Wellington Region – Wairarapa, Hutt Valley, and Capital & Coast DHBs – is now publicly available on the 3DHB Greater Wellington COVID-19 Hub. Going forward, 3DHB COVID-19 data – active cases, hospital cases, and vaccinations – will be published every Monday and Thursday afternoon. Sky Stadium will be open seven days a week.

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Testing staff abused, assaulted amid RAT scramble (New Zealand Herald)

People trying to get hold of rapid antigen tests (RATs) in Wellington have assaulted staff and struck the walls of testing shelters while people were inside ...

"So, while we are anticipating continued high demand, our request is to, please, be patient and kind to each other and staff. Over the past week, 8.8 million RATs have been distributed. "We understand that this is a scary and stressful situation for many people. Across the country there are 22,527 new cases and 562 people in hospital. The Ministry of Health reported there are 1356 new cases of the virus in the Capital & Coast District Health Board area today; 17 people are in hospital. "Our teams are doing the best they can to administer Covid-19 tests and distribute rapid antigen tests but, across the board, are experiencing an unacceptable level of abusive behaviour."

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Covid-19: Warning for the symptomatic: If you can't get a RAT, stay ... (Stuff.co.nz)

People with Covid-19 symptoms need to keep self-isolating if they can't put up with the queues for rapid antigen tests, GP Dr Bryan Betty says.

Our bustling capital newsroom published nearly 3800 stories in the past year on this city, wind, hail, horizontal rain or shine. Five more people with the virus had died, and 503 people were in hospital with Covid-19. It’s about taking a sensible, pragmatic approach to the situation.” “This is not only distressing for our teams and members of the public who witness this sort of behaviour, it compromises our ability to keep collection points running and to stand up additional capacity.” In recent days more collection sites have been added in the capital, but the Cannon’s Creek site is closed on Friday due to a large funeral, and a Paraparaumu site is set to close indefinitely. “The safety of our teams is a priority and we are working to provide security support, including with Māori Wardens. Where required we have also involved the police.

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