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5 Dec 2025 10:29
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  •   Home > News > Health & Safety

    Covid-19 testing continues to be available for Cantabrians today

    Covid-19 testing continues to be available for Cantabrians today


    It comes as all but seven international mariners from Russia and Ukraine leave managed isolation and quarantine in Christchurch -- to join their vessels.

    235 mariners arrived in the country last month on a charter flight from Moscow.

    31 of the group tested positive for Covid-19.

    24 have now recovered and are free to leave.

    Earlier this week, two health staff working at the facility tested positive for the virus.

    As a result, free covid testing is available at general practices and urgent care facilities throughout the region, and at three Community-Based Assessment Centres.

    Anyone is able to pop in and be tested.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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    Law and Order:
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    Golf:
    Patience in testing conditions has golfer Daniel Hillier well placed after the opening round of the Australian golf Open in Melbourne 8:27

    Politics:
    Satisfaction from the Education Minister, as secondary school teachers give the Government's latest offer the thumbs up 8:07

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