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August 27, 2021
All of NZ is staying at Alert Level 4 to stop Delta
Waatea Team
Posted On August 27, 2021
All of NZ is staying at Alert Level 4 to stop Delta
COVID-19 update from the New Zealand Government
Friday 27, August, 2021
New Zealand will remain at Alert Level 4 until 11:59pm Tuesday 31 August
From Wednesday 1 September, the plan is for all areas south of Auckland and Northland to move to Alert Level 3.
Auckland and Northland will remain in Alert Level 4. This will be reviewed again on Monday 30 August, but it is expected Auckland will remain at Alert Level 4 for a further two weeks.
By Tuesday, the entire country will have been through almost a full-14 day lockdown cycle since the first case was discovered. Barring no surprises in the next few days, this will give us the confidence that community transmission has been contained and we can lower to Alert Level 3 south of the Auckland boundary.
Alert Level 3: stay at home, stay local
There are only slight differences in restrictions between Alert Level 4 and Alert Level 3. It is most important to stay home, exercise locally and limit movement.
At Alert Level 3, people who can’t work from home can safely return to work if they follow public health guidance. Delta is more infectious and moves faster, so businesses and services need to take further precautions to operate safely, including face coverings, record keeping through the COVID Tracer App or manual records, and keeping 2m physical distancing.
Businesses and Services that meet Alert Level 3 requirements can open. If your business involves physical contact it cannot open – for example hairdressers, personal trainers, driving instructors and tattoo parlors.
People will be able to shop online or by phone, for any goods – but customers cannot personally go into a store or business.
There are some limited businesses opening at Alert Level 3 that can allow customers on premises with 2m physical distancing, such as butchers, greengrocers and fishmongers. If you go into a store, employees and customers wear face coverings, keep 2m apart and customers record their visit/scan the NZ COVID Tracer App.
In addition to more businesses being permitted to open, there are some minor changes, including gatherings for weddings and funerals and tangihanga for up to 10 people, and some additional recreation activities as long as it is low risk and with people from your household bubble.
For more information on go to Unite Against COVID-19.
Another record day for vaccinations
More than 90,000 vaccine doses were administered in the 24 hours to 8am today.
This total surpassing the previous day's record of 87,972.
More than 3.11 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to date.
We all have a role to play in keeping COVID-19 out of our community.
We have seen from overseas how quickly the Delta variant can spread in the community. We only get one chance, which is why it's even more important to follow the golden rules below:
Resources
Key COVID-19 information in Te Reo Māori and over 33 other languages, plus accessible formats for the disabled community, is available from the Unite Against COVID-19 website.
Information is available in NZ Sign Language, large print & audio, easy read.
Information for Pacific peoples.
Useful posters for your workplace or community.
Financial support for individuals, whānau, foreign nationals, and businesses.
Up-to-date Alert Level information
Case information and numbers from the Ministry of Health
Contact information
Call Healthline if you have symptoms 0800 358 5453
Need to talk? For mental health help, call or text 1737
Free helpline for businesses, offering advice and access to Government business support, HR and general business advice and access to online resources and webinars. Call 0800 500 362 for North Island, or 0800 50 50 96 for South Island.
Report issues and people or businesses not following advice to COVID-19 Compliance Centre.
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