A number of new cases within our school highlights the need to be vigilant.

To minimise the risk of getting COVID, please keep in the mind the following:

1. Stay home if you are sick.
2. Regular hand washing / sanitising
3. Clean shared surfaces regularly
4. Physical distancing from people you do not know
5. Face masks help reduce the spread
6. Good ventilation

Current NZ isolation rules:

If you have COVID

You must self-isolate for 7 days while you recover.

Day 0 is the day your symptoms started or when you tested positive, whichever came first.

Your Household Contacts do not need to isolate. They should test daily for 5 days. If they test positive, they need to begin 7 days of isolation as someone with COVID-19.

If you are a Household contact

If someone you live with tests positive for COVID-19, you do not need to isolate.

However, you should test daily for 5 days with a rapid antigen test (RAT) from the day the person with COVID-19 tested positive.

If any of your tests are positive, you must self-isolate for 7 days. If you cannot test daily, we recommend you stay home for 5 days.

For more information on the current isolation rules, go to https://covid19.govt.nz/testing-and-isolation/