Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield leads a briefing for media organisations to provide updates on the response to the Omicron outbreak.
Transcript Kia ora koutou katoa, welcome once again to Manatū Hauora for an update on our response to the Omicron outbreak.
Thanks again for coming. I want to update you on the shift to phase three today, how that’s going across the health system, including the shift from PCR to RAT testing, and also the current impact on primary care and on hospitals.
First I will give a quick outline of the current situation. The one o’clock media statement will have a comprehensive summary of today’s cases, vaccination and so-on, so that will be coming out as well.