November 15 2021
Cabinet has agreed to move Waikato to alert level 2 from midnight tomorrow - and the rollout of booster vaccination shots will start from November 29.
Locations of interest in Rotorua have been announced following two Covid-19 positive cases in the city.
The Ministry of Health said anyone who was at the Rotorua Hospital main entrance waiting area and the Rotorua Hospital emergency department waiting room on Saturday, November 13 between 5.25pm and 7.25 pm shouldself-isolate, test immediately and on day five after they were exposed at this location.
The Ministry of Health previously said the person who visited the hospital was not in contact with any other patients as they were placed in a room set aside for possible Covid-19 cases and managed with appropriate infection prevention protocols.
It said two healthcare workers involved were being tested and isolating.
The two Rotorua Covid-19 cases, first reported yesterday, are now self-isolating in Auckland, with whānau support available to them.
There are 173 Covid-19 cases in the community today.
The ministry is encouraging anyone with Covid-19 related symptoms in the region to get tested.
Where to get tested
• Rotorua Covid-19 Community Testing Centre, Kahukura Clubrooms, 1475 Pukuatua St, 9am to 3pm. • Taupō Covid-19 Community Testing Centre, 79 Miro St 9am to 3pm. • Taupō Event Centre, AC Baths Ave, 8.30am to 3pm. • Pihanga Health, 28 Te Rangitautahanga Rd, Turangi, 11am to 1pm.