Moving next Tuesday to Level 3 for 2 weeks, whānau. Until then, we’re not there yet … & the rules stay exactly the same ….
From next Tuesday, life does not yet return to normal. We still need to do all the things that have been keeping us safe, including physical distancing, washing our hands, and staying at home.
Kia kaha tonu tātou – he noho kāinga, he oranga tangata.
Stay home, stop the spread, save lives.
#kiaatawhai #manaakitiamai ❤️
The principles of level 3 are:
- Stay home.
- Work and learn from home if you can.
- Schools will be open for year 10 and below from 29 April.
- You can return to work if your employer has controls in place.
- Stay regional.
- Keep your bubble as small as possible.
- Wash your hands often with soap.
- Cough and sneeze into your elbow.
- If you are sick; get a test quickly.
LATEST UPDATE:
The latest updates from the Prime Minister – Day 26 of Alert Level 4:
• We have done what very few countries have been able to do.
• Our transmission rate, the number of cases each person with the virus passes it onto, is now 0.48, less than half a person each.
• Overseas the average is 2.5 people. We have amongst the lowest number of confirmed cases per 100,000 people in the world.
• Our testing scaled up and we have now tested over 85,000 New Zealanders, one of the highest testing rates per capita in the world.
• The Director-General of Health is confident that there is currently no widespread undetected community transmission in New Zealand.
• In short, the effort of our team of 5 million has broken the chain of transmission and taken a quantum leap forward in our goal to eliminate the virus.
• But we must ensure that we do not lose any of the gains we have made either.
• On that basis, New Zealand will move out of Alert Level 4 lockdown on Tuesday 28 April.
• We will stay at Alert Level 3 for two weeks, before reviewing how we are tracking again, and making further decisions on May 11.
• The longer we are in lockdown, the less likely it is we will need to go back.
• Ultimately, we have taken a balanced approach, and one that the Director General of Health not only supported, but also recommended.
• This time we now have will be used to prepare. This week businesses will be allowed to get ready to open, including employers re-entering premises to receive stock if necessary.
• Schools will be able to reopen soon after we move into Alert Level 3. Parents should keep children at home if they can, using distance learning.
Find our more on our website: https://covid19.govt.nz/…/new-zealand-will-move-out-of-ale…/
Elizabeth Pakai