COVID-19 Message Grid - Tuesday 17 August 2021 ALERT LEVEL 4 CHANGE - Waka Ama NZ
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COVID-19 Message Grid
Tuesday 17 August 2021
ALERT LEVEL 4 CHANGE
This contains the most up-to-date and approved messaging on key
COVID-19 matters.
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This version was current at 17/08/2021 9:22 pm
Unite Against COVID-19
Topic Key message Supporting messages Notes
Alert Level All of New Zealand From 11.59pm tonight Tuesday 17 August, all of New
changes in will move to Alert Zealand will move to Alert Level 4.
response to Level 4 at 11.59pm
community tonight. This measure will remain in place from 11:59pm tonight
case for all of New Zealand for 3 days, except for Auckland and
the Coromandel Peninsula which we anticipate will likely
remain at Level 4 for the next 7 days.
This is a response to a community outbreak in Auckland
which is currently under investigation and possibly linked
to the Delta variant.
International evidence and science around the Delta
variant shows that it is twice as infectious and more liable
to cause severe illness.
The decision to change Alert Levels reinforces the need to
take swift and robust action around the latest case to
detect and stamp out the possibility of any further
transmission.
New Zealand The Government The main thing we are asking people to do is stay at home
will move to have announced in your immediate household bubble. Isolation and
Alert Level 4 New Zealand will physical distancing from other people is key to our
move to Alert Level response at this level.
4 for the next 3
days • People must stay within their immediate household
bubble. There may be extended bubbles where
1 17/08/2021 9:22 pmthere is shared care and custody arrangements or
if you live alone. Once you go into a bubble you
must stay in it and others cannot join.
• People should keep 2m apart at all times while in
public. This includes when undertaking physical
exercise in your neighbourhood, visiting the
supermarket or pharmacy, urgent medical care or
getting a test.
• If you undertake activities outside, please wear a
mask when you leave the house.
• Anyone who feels unwell must immediately self-
isolate from others in their bubble and get a test.
Visit the Unite Against COVID-19 website for more
information about Alert Level 4.
Healthcare Health services will Hospitals operate in line with the National Hospital
under Level 4 still operate under Response Framework.
Alert Level 4
Primary and community health providers will operate in
line with the Community Response Framework.
Only urgent acute care is conducted in person,
maintaining public health guidelines. Routine treatment or
healthcare appointments are postponed.
Residential facilities remain open with strict visitor policies.
In-home visiting required for people who need home care
and support.
Pharmacies remain open.
Locations of People in the There are several locations of interest. These will be
interest Coromandel constantly updated.
locations of
interest during the Check the Ministry of Health website to find out the
timeframe are locations of interest and specified dates and times.
urged to
continually check
locations of
interest on the
Ministry of Health
website.
2 17/08/2021 9:22 pmLevel 4 services Supermarkets, Level 4 services must also comply with any specific
to remain pharmacies, liquor restrictions on how they operate.
operational stores in licensing
trust areas, dairies, The full list of businesses and services able to operate at
foodbanks, self- Alert Level 4 will be updated on Business.govt.nz
service laundries,
petrol stations can Food supplies will not run out and people are encouraged
still open. not to panic buy. People can still visit supermarkets under
Alert Level 4.
Only shop when you need to. It is preferable that there is
just one person per household that goes shopping to
reduce any risk of spread, and that they follow the
instructions of staff.
Please respect frontline workers, they are keeping us safe.
• Face coverings are now recommended to be worn
Key public We all have a role while in public and indoor places where social
health to play in keeping distancing of 2 metres is not possible.
measures to COVID-19 out of • Stay home if you are sick, call your doctor or
practise our community. Healthline on 0800 358 5453 for advice about
throughout getting tested.
New Zealand • Keep on scanning QR codes
• Wear a face covering on public transport and when
you can’t keep 2 metre distance from others.
• Practice good hygiene – wash hands often.
Travel under Travel in New A 48 hour grace period has been made available for
Alert Level 4 Zealand will be people needing to return to their home to do so. Ideally
restricted under people will get home as fast as they can.
Alert Level 4
Once lockdown commences at 11.59pm tonight personal
travel - including the use of private cars or public transport
– will only be permitted within territorial authority, and for
essential personal movement as defined in Health Act
Order of 3 April 2020.
If you are away from home, you can travel for the
purposes of returning to your home.
You should not travel out of your region unless you have
to. This is vital to us getting on top of the situation. Strict
criteria will apply to those who want to travel during the
current Alert Level 4 restrictions.
3 17/08/2021 9:22 pmSupermarkets, pharmacies, hospitals, healthcare and
Alert Level 4 At Alert Level 4, vaccination clinics, petrol stations and utilities will stay
businesses are open.
closed unless they
are providing Alert Under Level 4 workplaces can only open if:
Level 4 services • there is only one worker in the premises (or
household bubble), or
• you cannot work from home, and
• you operate safely, and
• you provide an Alert Level 4 service.
Operating safely means:
• complying with Alert Level 4 settings in, and
• meeting appropriate public health requirements
for their workplace (for example, putting up
physical barriers), and
• fulfilling all other health and safety obligations.
All public facilities are closed. For example: libraries,
museums, cinemas, food courts, gyms, pools, amusement
parks, playgrounds and farmers’ markets.
Public open spaces for example parks may be used, but
people should wear a face covering and keep 2 metres
apart from others not in your bubble.
No gatherings are allowed.
All educational facilities are closed, including tertiary
education, primary and secondary schools and early
childcare centres etc.
Information for businesses and worker s
More information can be found on the Unite Against
Covid website, Facebook or Instagram.
Get your Act responsibly. Misinformation works against us at a time when we need UAC/CE
information Check your to work together to beat COVID-19. It causes alarm and RT
from official sources. Only share confusion at a time when we need to focus on working
sources information from together to break the chain of transmission.
official sources.
People should only go to reliable sources for their
information. Everyone has a responsibility to prevent false
and misleading information.
The best sources of accurate and reliable COVID-19
information are The Ministry of Health, Unite Against
4 17/08/2021 9:22 pmCOVID-19 and trusted sources like your DHB or health
provider.
If you see something about COVID-19 that doesn’t seem
right, if it’s on social media report it to the platform –
anything else report it to CERT NZ or call 0800 2378 69.
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