Testing For Covid 19
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From: P Mason
Dear Ministry of Health,
Can you please answer the following questions regarding testing of Covid 19:
1. Is it correct that the test being done for Covid 19 is only 95 -96% effective?
(i.e. 0.1% or 1 in 1,000 people will not be detected)
2.If the test is only 95 -96 % effective, is it also correct that if 400 - 600 people are leaving the quarrantine facility each day then approximately every 2-3 days one person is leaving with Covid 19?
3. If there there are more tests done over a period of time does this make it more effective in detection?
4. If the testing is not 100% effective why does the Ministry of Health strategy focus on elimination of the virus?
Yours faithfully,
P Mason
Ministry of Health
Kia ora
I am writing further to your request for official information:
1. Is it correct that the test being done for Covid 19 is only 95 -96%
effective?
(i.e. 0.1% or 1 in 1,000 people will not be detected)
2.If the test is only 95 -96 % effective, is it also correct that if 400 -
600 people are leaving the quarrantine facility each day then
approximately every 2-3 days one person is leaving with Covid 19?
3. If there there are more tests done over a period of time does this make
it more effective in detection?
4. If the testing is not 100% effective why does the Ministry of Health
strategy focus on elimination of the virus?
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From: "P Mason" <[FOI #13596 email]>
To: "OIA/LGOIMA requests at Ministry of Health" <[Ministry of Health request email]>
Date: 25/08/2020 05:22 pm
Subject: Official Information request - Testing For Covid 19
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To: "P Mason" <[FOI #13596 email]>
Date: 26/08/2020 09:03 am
Subject: Section 12 requirement for request
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Dear Ministry of Health,
Can you please answer the following questions regarding testing of Covid
19:
1. Is it correct that the test being done for Covid 19 is only 95 -96%
effective?
(i.e. 0.1% or 1 in 1,000 people will not be detected)
2.If the test is only 95 -96 % effective, is it also correct that if 400 -
600 people are leaving the quarrantine facility each day then
approximately every 2-3 days one person is leaving with Covid 19?
3. If there there are more tests done over a period of time does this make
it more effective in detection?
4. If the testing is not 100% effective why does the Ministry of Health
strategy focus on elimination of the virus?
Yours faithfully,
P Mason
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