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Summary

Following the 2020 general election, the Ministry of Health | Manatū Hauora produced a briefing for the incoming Minister for COVID-19 response.

It sets out a summary of the current state of the response, key messages around the elimination strategy, border controls, testing and surveillance, contact tracing, control measures, technology supports, supply chain, financial impacts, resurgence planning and next steps.

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Ministry of Health. 2020 Briefing to the Incoming Minister COVID-19 Health System Response 2020 Wellington: Ministry of Health.

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