​There are two kinds of COVID-19 tests: 

​ ​​There are three elements of our testing strategy overall: 

1. Healthcare related testing: provided for people who come to a healthcare setting and display COVID-19 symptoms.
2. Public health testing: 1) Contact tracing – this is where anyone who has had contact with someone who is COVID-19 positive is tested 2) Random sampling – where a sample population area is chosen and people randomly tested. This provides a better understanding of how widespread the virus is. 
3. People returning from abroad. This has helped successfully identify people coming into the country who are COVID-19 positive 

HMC’s laboratory has significantly increased the number of tests it is able to do each day as well as reducing the time it takes to process test results.​​​