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Alert Level 2 - 12 August 2020

Alert Level 2 - 12 August 2020

Alert Level 2 - 12 August 2020

As of 12 noon on Wednesday 12 August, Wellington will move into Alert Level 2 with Auckland moving to Alert Level 3 after four positive cases of COVID-19 identified in the region.

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Life at Alert Level 2 means we can resume many of our everyday activities – but we have to do so safely. It is not life as normal, some restrictions and other measures remain in place to reduce the risk of transmission.

Please be aware our crews may arrive wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and will ask if anyone in your household has been unwell with cold or ‘flu like symptoms recently.  Where appropriate our crews will ask you to perform hand hygiene and wear a surgical mask.

If you have concerns about your health or the health of others, please call Healthline's dedicated COVID-19 number on 0800 358 5453. This is free and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

Important things to remember at Alert Level 2:

  • You can still continue to go to work and school, with physical distancing.
  • Wear masks if you can in public.
  • No more than 100 people at gatherings, including weddings, birthdays, funerals and tangihanga.
  • Businesses can open to the public if they are following public health guidance, which include physical distancing and record keeping.
  • People at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19, for example those with underlying medical conditions and old people are encouraged to take additional precautions when leaving home.
  • Practice good hygiene - stay home if sick.
  • Detailed information about life at Alert Level 2 is available.

Stay safe, keep informed, act with kindness.

Visit the Unite against COVID-19 website for more information.

 

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As our patient, and under the Health and Disability Commissioner’s Code of Rights, you have the right to:

  • Be treated with respect
  • Be fully informed
  • Freedom from discrimination, coercion, harassment and exploitation
  • dignity and independence
  • Services of an appropriate standard
  • Effective communication
  • Be fully informed
  • Make an informed choice and give informed consent
  • Support
  • Respect of teaching or research
  • Complain

If we don’t respect these, let us know and we’ll do everything we can to put it right.


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If you need support or help with making a complaint, you can contact the office of the Health and Disability Commissioner and ask for an advocate.

www.hdc.org.nz
0800 555 050

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