Further Covid-19 testing facilities have been added around the Waikato as the Ministry of Health ramps up its testing to find any trace of community transmission outside of Auckland.
Since Auckland moved into a level 3 lockdown on Wednesday, Hamilton's sole testing facility at Claudelands Event Centre has been filled to the brim with up to six hours in waiting time.
From today there will be a new Community Based Testing Centre at Te Rapa Racecourse in Hamilton, Tokoroa Sport and Events Centre, and additional mobile testing has been scheduled for rural areas.
The DHB is encouraging people with cold and flu symptoms to seek testing while those without symptoms are asked to contact Healthline or their GP for advice before seeking a test.
Testing centres available from tomorrow are: