Information about Alert Level 2

Alert Level 2 Hospital Visitor Policy

For Northland under Alert Level 2 

If you:

• Are sick, stay home. Do not go to work or school. Do not socialise.
• Have cold, flu or COVID-19 symptoms, call your doctor or Healthline and get advice about being tested.
• Have been told to self-isolate you legally must do so immediately.

You should keep at least:

• 2 metres in public and in retail stores, like supermarkets and clothes shops.
• 1 metre in most other places like workplaces, cafes, restaurants and gyms.

Maintain Good Hygiene

It’s important that you use basic hygiene measures, including washing your hands, coughing or sneezing into your elbow and cleaning surfaces.

Doing Business at Alert Level 2

• All businesses can operate if they can do so safely. Alternative ways of working are encouraged where possible.
• Talk with your staff to identify risks and ways to manage them.
• Keep track of where you’ve been
• We recommend you keep track of where you’ve been and who you’ve seen. This helps with rapid contact tracing if it’s required.

Businesses legally must display the NZ COVID Tracer QR code poster - consider displaying a NZ COVID Tracer QR at your home or bach.

Click here to get your NZ COVID Tracer QR code poster

Be kind to each other 

For support with anxiety, distress or mental wellbeing, you can call or text 1737 to talk with a trained counsellor for free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.