2. Question No. 2—HealthDr SHANE RETI (National—Whangarei) to the Minister of HealthQuestion No. 2—Health2. Dr SHANE RETI (National—Whangarei) to the Minister of Health: How many adults eligible for day-three testing in managed isolation have not been tested at day three from 8 June?Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Minister of Health): For those that arrived in New Zealand between 18 July and 24 August a day three test was recorded for 95 percent of those people. There are a number of reasons why someone might not be tested or have a test recorded including them being an infant under six months old; people with physical or other needs that mean they cannot undergo a nasopharyngeal test; maritime workers who are arriving by air who are transferred directly to a ship; transit passengers who only remain in New Zealand for a short period of time; those with no national health number when they arrive and so they are tested but their test is not recorded in the database; and of course those who refuse. It's important to remember that returnees are required to return a negative day 12 test before they can leave managed isolation otherwise they'll be required to stay longer—Hon Dr Nick Smith: Not answering the question.Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: —to manage any potential public health risk.SPEAKER: Order! The Hon Nick Smith will stand withdraw and apologise. He's on his final warning for that interjection.Hon Dr Nick Smith: I withdraw and apologise.Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: In terms of the data prior to 18 July officials are currently working to reconcile all arrivals from 10 April so that they will be added to the testing database. Dr Shane Reti: Is he saying then that he cannot tell us how many eligible adults were not tested in managed isolation at day three over the six-week period from 8 June to 18 July? Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: Yes I am saying that. That information was not recorded in a central database until the beginning of August and they've been working their way backwards and they've got as far back as 18 July.Dr Shane Reti: Are ministry statements correct that not only is day three testing not compulsory but the majority of day three tests are not even done at day three but days later sometimes as late as day six and day 10?Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: No the Government's requirement is on or around day three or on or around day 12. Sometimes there are reasons why it might be day four or day five. There are sometimes good reasons why it might be on a different day but the fact is people have two tests. Now one of the things that the public can take confidence in is that we have been looking overall at the number of day three tests and the number of day 12 tests and we've seen a good steady number of tests happening during that time. The thing that the database is doing is making sure that those test results are matched to an individual person. That doesn't mean they haven't been happening; it just means that they haven't been happening in the way that allows us to report in the way that the member is asking us to.Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern: Can the Minister also confirm that alongside a testing regime we also operate a regime of health screening so those who arrive and are symptomatic are put in for instance if they are an Auckland arrival the Jet Park Hotel straight away which will also alter the day three testing numbers? Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: Yes those who are symptomatic when they arrive are moved directly to quarantine and are provided with additional support there. Even outside of the day three and day 12 testing for those in managed isolation there are other health checks that take place and if anybody starts showing symptoms at any time during their stay in managed isolation then they can be tested. Dr Shane Reti: Does delayed day three testing increase exposure to unknown positives and increase the chances of a false negative? Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: No because everybody who is in managed isolation is treated as if they have COVID-19. So they are in a level 4 - like environment.Hon Dr Megan Woods: Can the Minister confirm that we have had no community outbreak within our managed isolation facilities to date which shows the way in which we are managing these facilities and treating everyone as if they could have COVID is our strongest line of defence? Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: It is absolutely correct to say that there is absolutely no evidence to suggest that COVID-19 has escaped from a managed isolation or a quarantine facility.Dr Shane Reti: Is it correct that from the start of the isolation strategy on 8 June at least two people have been at such a high risk for coronavirus that on arriving in New Zealand they've gone straight to quarantine and immediately had an early day three test which returned positive?Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: I'm advised by the Minister responsible there that it would be more than that. People who show symptoms are often tested straight away and of course as the Prime Minister and I have both just pointed out they go straight into quarantine when they get here.