Ref: 2122-0146

Dear Anna,

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 20 July 2021 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

“There is increasing awareness that PCR testing for Covid-19 is only
viable for diagnostic testing in symptomatic patients. It was not meant to
be a "screening test" as such due to the high level of false positives
which can occur from non-viable homologous gene sequences which may exist
in the human nasal cavity. Please provide the total number of MIQ patients
with symptoms or who required medical treatment out of all of those
testing positive by the nasal swab screening since border testing was
implemented in 2020 up until July 2021. Please also list the total number
of people that have been detained in MIQ since the Covid-19 pandemic
response, the total number of Covid-19 tests deployed by MIQ and the total
cost of the MIQ program since its implementation.”

Your request is being processed in accordance with the Act and a response
will be sent to you in due course.

If you have any enquiries regarding your request, or its urgency, feel
free to contact us via email at [1][MBIE request email].

Nâku noa, nâ

MINISTERIAL SERVICES

Corporate, Governance and Information

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Level 4, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

NZBN 9429000106078

 

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Dear Anna

 

Please find attached a letter partially transferring your request to the
Ministry of Health to respond to.

 

Kind regards

 

Ministerial Services

Office of the Deputy Secretary

Managed Isolation and Quarantine

Hīkina Whakatutuki

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Kia ora

 

Thank you for your request for official information which was partially
transferred from MBIE and received on 30 July 2021 for:

 

" 1. Please provide the total number of MIQ patients with symptoms or who
required medical treatment out of all of those testing positive by the
nasal swab screening since border testing was implemented in 2020 up until
July 2021.
3. the total number of Covid-19 tests deployed by MIQ "

 

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H202109644.

 

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Ministry will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 27 August 2021, being
20 working days after the day your request was received.

 

If we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we
will notify you of an extension of that time frame.

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.

 

Ngā mihi

 

OIA Services

Government Services

Office of the Director-General

Ministry of Health

E: [email address]

 

 

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Kia ora Anna
Please find attached a letter regarding your request for information

Ngā mihi  

 

OIA Services 

Government Services 

Office of the Director-General 

Ministry of Health 

E: [1][email address] 

 

 

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Kia ora

 

Please find attached the response to your OIA request of 20 July 2021.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Ministerial Services

Engagement, Communications and Ministerial Services

Email: [1][email address]

 

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

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