Auckland is now at Alert Level 3 and the rest of New Zealand is now at Alert Level 2 for three days.
We are asking that people in Auckland stay home, and work and study from home if possible.
Under Alert Level 3, travel in and out of Auckland is strictly limited, and you may need to seek additional permission to complete this travel. Find out more about the Auckland boundary here: covid19.govt.nz/travel-and-the…
Children should learn at home if possible. Early learning centres and schools in Auckland are open for children whose parents have to go to work and have no childcare arrangements, particularly essential workers.
Businesses can open, but most cannot physically interact with the public. Customers cannot come onto your premises unless you are a supermarket, dairy, butcher, fishmonger, greengrocer, petrol station, pharmacy or permitted health service.
Public venues must close. This includes libraries, museums, cinemas, food courts, gyms, pools, playgrounds and markets.
Gatherings of up to 10 people are allowed for wedding services, funerals, and tangihanga only. Physical distancing must be maintained.
It’s important the right people can get access to testing — so please don’t rush to a centre if you are well, or if you weren’t at one of the locations of interest. We are anticipating high demand at our COVID-19 testing sites and delays are possible, so please be patient.
If you have symptoms but have not been to a location of interest stay home and call Healthline for advice.
For the rest of New Zealand:
Businesses and schools remain open.
You must wear a face covering on public transport and aircrafts.
Mass gatherings are limited to 100 people.
We've done this before, we can do this again. Kia Kaha New Zealand.
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COVID-19 update
There are no new cases of COVID-19 in the community and no cases in managed isolation to report today.
Sadly, we are formally recording the death of a patient with COVID-19 at North Shore Hospital, which was first announced on Saturday 13 February.
Our thoughts are with the family. A total of 26 people have died with COVID-19 in New Zealand. One previously reported case has now recovered. The total number of active cases in New Zealand is 46. Our total number of confirmed cases is 1,981.
A new Resurgence Support Payment is being introduced to help businesses directly affected when there’s a move to Alert Level 2 or above for a week or more.
For contact tracing purposes, anyone who attended one of the locations listed here during the relevant timeframes is considered to be either a ‘Casual Plus Contact’ or a 'Casual Contact'.
Our current advice is that although there is a low risk of exposure, out of an abundance of caution, we are asking individuals to follow the instructions in the table below if they visited these locations during the relevant times.
Please note extra time has been added on either side of each visit to ensure we reach all potential contacts. As a result of this, you will notice that some times may overlap.
COVID-19 ALERT LEVEL UPDATE
From 11:59pm tonight, Auckland moves to Alert Level 3 and the rest of New Zealand moves to Alert Level 2. The measures will remain in place for three days until midnight Wednesday.
They will be reviewed on a 24-hour basis and we will provide regular updates. This is a response to the latest community outbreak in Auckland which is currently under investigation. We don’t yet have a complete picture of the potential source of the infection and spread.
Accordingly, we have chosen to respond with a high degree of caution because of the possibility that this might be one of the new more transmissible strains of COVID-19.
There are 2 new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation to report in New Zealand since our media statement yesterday.
There are no new cases in the community.
Of the new cases:
- One person arrived on 9 February and tested positive around day 0. They have been transferred to a quarantine facility in Auckland.
- One person arrived on 9 February and tested positive around day 1. They have been transferred to a quarantine facility in Auckland.
There are 2 cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation to report in New Zealand since our media statement yesterday.
There are no new cases in the community.
Of the new cases:
- One case arrived on 26 January and tested positive around day 16. This was a contact of a case and has been transferred to a quarantine facility in Auckland.
- One case arrived on 7 February and tested positive around day 3. They have been transferred to a quarantine facility in Auckland.
Twelve previously reported cases have now recovered. The total number of active cases in New Zealand is 44.
Our first batch of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is set to arrive in New Zealand next week.
On arrival, the vaccine must be independently tested for quality assurance. Once testing is complete, the doses will be formally released to start the first phase of the vaccination programme.
Border workers will be vaccinated first, followed by their household contacts. Border workers include MIQ cleaners, nurses who undertake health checks in MIQ, security staff, customs and border officials, airline staff and hotel workers, among others.