18 Feb 2022

Pasifika told to brace for Omicron surge

From , 6:02 am on 18 February 2022

Despite Pasifika making up about half of the cases in the current Omicron outbreak, community leaders say they're prepared for what's to come.

Pasifika people are being told to ready for self-isolation and to help others do the same, as numbers begin to soar into four digit territory for cases of Covid-19 nation wide.

RNZ Pacific's Eleisha Foon has the latest.

Motorists queue at the Otara testing station after a positive COVID-19 coronavirus case was reported in the community as the city enters a level 3 lockdown in Auckland on February 15, 2021.

Photo: AFP