Covid-19: Dunedin testing centre wants more RATs - a podcast by RNZ

The manager of a Dunedin Covid-19 testing centre is calling for more rapid antigen tests, with the region experiencing the third largest outbreak in the country.
The Southern DHB yesterday recorded 455 cases, more than double any other region aside from Auckland. It trails only Auckland and Waikato in active cases.
At Dunedin's Te Kaika testing centre in St Kilda, 2.5 tests are being taken per minute, and lines have extended for hours in recent days.
The manukura/chief executive, Albie Laurence, says on Wednesday they were able to start offering rapid antigen tests because the labs processing PCR tests are swamped.
He told RNZ reporter Jordan Bond they can't offer the home-administered rapid tests to everyone, because they don't have enough.
Ministry of Health figures show there are 6.9 million rapid tests available.

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