Christopher Luxon: National Party leader says officials need to chase down more rapid antigen and saliva tests
Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Newstalk ZB
January 23, 20225m 34s
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Chris Luxon says greater access to quicker Covid-19 tests and medicines that can treat the virus will be key to keeping goods flowing around the country.
Supply chain issues are thought to be inevitable because around 350,000 workers may be isolating at one time.
But the National Party leader says the Government needs to bring in more drugs that are effective against Covid-19.
He told Roman Travers officials need to chase down more rapid antigen and saliva tests.
“If I had a Rolls-Royce engine crisis at Air New Zealand or when the fuel pipeline got dug up and we’re trying to run the airline with 30 per cent of the fuel, you are on these issues like literally every six hours.”
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Supply chain issues are thought to be inevitable because around 350,000 workers may be isolating at one time.
But the National Party leader says the Government needs to bring in more drugs that are effective against Covid-19.
He told Roman Travers officials need to chase down more rapid antigen and saliva tests.
“If I had a Rolls-Royce engine crisis at Air New Zealand or when the fuel pipeline got dug up and we’re trying to run the airline with 30 per cent of the fuel, you are on these issues like literally every six hours.”
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