Today the Waikato District Health Board conducted Covid-19 testing in the carpark at Countdown Te Awamutu in a process to check and ensure the country will be safe to move to Alert Level 3 when the time comes.
Waipā District Council said in a Facebook post that while the appearance of people in paper suits and scrubs may have been alarming, there was nothing to worry about.
"There is nothing to worry about and this is happening all around the Waikato," they wrote.
"There has not been a community outbreak, they added.