Border workers will no longer be required to undergo Covid-19 testing from 1 July.
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With widespread community tranmission, border workers were no longer seen as a greater risk than infection in the general population, said the Ministry of Health in a statement.
"The revocation of the Required Testing Order (RTO), which provided the legal basis for the testing, is part of a wider move to ensure Aotearoa's public health measures remain proportionate to the risk that Covid-19 presents to the community," the statement said.
This comes a few days after the government announced it will scrap pre-departure tests from 20 June.