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      Home > News > Health & Safety

    GP's are being urged to increase swabbing

    GP's are being urged to increase swabbing


    The College of General Practitioners has asked members to ensure practices can step up measures.

    Medical Director Bryan Betty says tests need to rise, because if there is a breach we can track it very effectively -- and we need to be able to test across the entire country to pick up additional spread.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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