A revocation to this notice was published on 16 May 2023, Notice No. 2023-go2024.

Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Expansion to Full Exemption of Certain COVID-19 Point-of-care Tests Under the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Point-of-care Tests) Order 2021

Pursuant to Clause 9 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Point-of-care Tests) Order 2021 (“Order”), I, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health, exempt the following point-of-care rapid antigen test from all prohibitions under clause 7 of the Order.

Product name(s): BIOCREDIT COVID-19 Ag Home Test

Manufacturer (country): RapiGEN Inc. (Republic of Korea)

Sample type(s): Nasal

Product configuration: Professional or self-test of any package size


Dated at Wellington this 15th day of March 2022.

Dr ASHLEY BLOOMFIELD, Director-General of Health, Ministry of Health.