Numbers of Covid - 19 tests for surveillance purposes by region and date as well as the number of positive surveillance tests by region and date from when testing first began.
This data would provide a better idea of the real risk of transmission of Covid-19 for an individual in a community
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Tēnā koe Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to the Ministry of Health (the Ministry) on 2 February 2022 for: “…the number of Covid - 19 tests for surveillance purposes by region and date. …the number of positive surveillance tests by region and date from when testing first began.” On 14 February 2022, you were informed by the Ministry through email correspondence that your request was too vague and were asked to provide further clarification. You were asked to clarify whether you were requesting border worker testing exclusively, or community testing too. On 16 February 2022, the Ministry contacted you to follow up on this clarification. As we have not received a response from you to date, we are unable to confidently or comprehensively respond to your request. Please note that section 12(2) of the Act requires that official information requested shall be specified with due particularity in order for the requirements of the Act to apply. Please note, the Ministry remains willing and engaged on any new and refined request you may wish to make and remains open to a telephone conversation with you. In order to provide you reasonable assistance, the Ministry has included links to publicly available information below, which we believe may be of interest to you: · www.health.govt.nz/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-response-planning/covid-19-surveillance-strategy. · www.health.govt.nz/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-response-planning. The Ombudsman provides guidance on how to make requests at: www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/resources/making-official-information-requests-guide-requesters. The Ministry also has information on our website about making requests at: www.health.govt.nz/about-ministry/contact-us/official-information-act-requests. Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at: info@ombudsman.parliament.nz or by calling 0800 802 602. Nāku noa, nā OIA Services Team Ministry of Health information releases Unite against COVID-19
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catherine
Hey there, can we please have a progress update on this request?