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Kia ora M.R.M, 
Thank you for your email to the Ministry of Health on 23 February 2022
for:

In today's newspapers it was reported that "(covid-19) testing nurses
(at Waikato Testing Stations) will determine what test a person will
have based on a level of criteria set by the Ministry of Health.

Please provide me with a copy of the criteria document as
abovementioned.

The approach to testing has changed through the course of managing Omicron
as COVID-19 case numbers grow. You can find out what type of testing is
used under each of the three phases to responding to Omicron in the
community
here: [1]www.health.govt.nz/system/files/documents/pages/responding_to_omicron_february_phase_3_250222_.pdf.
New Zealand moved to phase 3 at 11:59pm on 24 February 2022. Further
information on Omicron in the community can be found
here: [2]www.health.govt.nz/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-response-planning/omicron-community-what-means-you.

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