Auckland is set to move to Alert Level 3.2 effective from 11.59pm tomorrow (Tuesday) night.
Public facilities will then be able to open and outdoor gatherings can contain up to 25 people. This is despite the reporting of 190 new community cases today.
Northland is to move to Alert Level 2 at 11.59pm on Thursday 11 November.
Ardern also announced the approval by Medsafe of a THIRD booster shot of the Pfizer mRNA medication for people over 18 years old.
Ardern reiterated that Aucklanders will be able to leave the city during Christmas/New Year period, regardless of the situation in the rest of the country.
Level 3, Step 2: What does that mean?
- retail can open, with customers keeping 2 metres apart, and staff and customers required to wear face coverings
- public facilities like libraries, museums and zoos can reopen, with face coverings required and people keeping 2 metres apart
- outdoor gatherings of up to 25 people can go ahead, with the removal of the 2-household restriction. Physical distancing is strongly encouraged to help prevent the virus spreading between households
- funerals, tangihanga, weddings and civil union ceremonies can have up to 25 people attending, as well as up to 5 staff
- outdoor organised exercise classes, like yoga and bootcamps, can expand to 25 people, including instructors. Physical distancing of 2 metres is strongly encouraged
Full information about the Alert Levels is available on the government’s Unite Against COVID web site.
