Coronavirus: Northland to move to alert level 3 tonight

Publish Date
Friday, 8 October 2021, 6:53PM

Covid Response Minister Chris Hipkins has revealed Northland will move to alert level 3 at 11.59pm tonight.

Restrictions will remain in place until 11.59pm Tuesday and will be reviewed at Cabinet on Monday.

The alert level move comes after two women obtained travel documents and spent several days in the region.

One of the women has tested positive - authorities know who the other woman is but she has not been found.

The confirmed case travelled from Auckland to Northland and had been to several places, warranting the change.

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"Updated information provided by the police today shows the case moved extensively around Northland after travelling there on October 2," Hipkins said.

"We recognise that it is unusual to put a region into alert level 3 when there are no further cases. However, it's vitally important that we get ahead of any potential spread, and set up widespread testing and continue contact tracing efforts."

It will be the same level 3 as applies in the Waikato, the easing steps announced for Auckland earlier this week will not apply to Northland.

For more information visit covid19.govt.nz.

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