RAT COLLECTION SITE CHANGE

RAT DISTRIBUTION SITE - CHANGE OF LOCATION

MICHAEL STREET, FIVE DAYS A WEEK

As of Thursday 7 April, the Waimate distribution site for Rapid Antigen Tests will relocate to Michael Street (behind the Waimate Event Centre) and will no longer be held at the Waimate Rugby Club on Wall Street.

The Michael Street site will remain available between 9am and 11am on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. Outside of these times, you can now order free RATs through the newly launched RAT requester website, requestrats.covid19.health.nz or by phoning 0800 222 478 (option 3) from 8am to 8pm. Please note, you will need to have access to a mobile phone to validate your order.

You will then be issued an order number to collect your order from the distribution site, or have someone collect it for you. For people who are not unwell, or a household contact that want to get a RAT test for other purposes, these are available for purchase at supermarkets, pharmacies and other retailers.

Don’t forget to log in to mycovidrecord.health.nz, or phone 0800 222 478 (option 3) to report your result.

Take care Waimate District – we’re all in this together.