Press Release – NZ Institute of Medical Laboratory Science New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science (NZIMLS) is hailing the incredible efforts of New Zealand’s laboratory workers, as the milestone of 2,000,000 COVID-19 tests approaches. “After recently marking the first anniversary of the first COVID 19 (SARS- CoV-2) testing in New Zealand, the upcoming milestone of two million tests performed demonstrates the outstanding effort made by the allied health sector to the pandemic response,” says NZIMLS President Terry Taylor. “We are incredibly proud and inspired by the efforts of our members over the past year. “One million of those COVID-19 tests have been processed in the Auckland region alone, which is an exceptional achievement.