COVID-19 Update #84 - 29 Whiringa-ā -Rangi 2021 Rāhina, 29 Whiringa-ā-Rangi 2021COVID-19 Update Pānui no. #84.If you have symptoms of the coronavirus, call the NZ Covid-19 Healthline on 0800 358 5453 COVID-19 Pānui no. 84 E ngā parirau o te manaaki e korowai nei i ō tātou mokopuna kia rongo tonu i te hau maiangi o te reo tēnā koutou katoa. Today, the Prime Minister announced the traffic light settings for different regions under the new Covid Protection Framework. Under all settings, Kōhanga Reo can open. For detailed information on the traffic light setting guidelines for Kōhanga Reo, please refer to the Ministry of Education's COVID-19 Protection Framework here. Please ensure that you are communicating and staying in touch with each other no matter what. Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust are encouraging whānau to keep our mokopuna and kaimahi as safe as possible by vaccinating and following recommended health and safety guidelines. We are only weeks away from the end of the year and we hope that the Christmas break will provide the time needed to reflect on all that has happened. We need to ensure - ahakoa te aha - no one is left behind. Nō reira kia kaha kia ita, kia manawanui. Current situation Aotearoa moves to the traffic light system at 11:59 pm this Thursday, 2 December. Please review the traffic light setting for each rohe below. Today, there are 182 new cases in the community:
This brings our total community cases in the current outbreak to 8,298. There are currently:
At today’s 4 pm press conference, Cabinet announced the traffic light settings that each rohe would enter into at 11:59 pm this Thursday. Red is the highest level in the new traffic light system which provides extra precautions against COVID-19, such as the requirement of both vaccine passes and some capacity limits in the most high-risk settings. Cabinet endeavors to move regions down to orange over time as they observe case numbers and vaccination levels of those in the red setting. Traffic Light Settings for Rohe Vaccination rates are one of the key considerations under the traffic light levels for each rohe. Some other considerations include the capacity of the health and disability system, covid transmission, and the impact of the virus on vulnerable populations. Red: Northland, Auckland, Taupō and Rotorua Districts, Kawerau, Whakatane, Ōpōtiki Districts, Gisborne District, Wairoa District, Rangitikei, Whanganui, and Ruapehu Districts. Orange: The rest of the North and South Island. Cabinet will review the settings and provide an update on Monday, 13 December. The next update by Ministers will be on Monday, 17 January, and will continue on a fortnightly basis. Traffic Light Settings for Kōhanga Reo The Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced that from Friday, 3 December, all ECE and Kōhanga Reo can open with kaimahi and mokopuna onsite for education and care. The same public health measures will remain in place: good hygiene and cleaning practices, contact tracing, vaccination requirements for kaimahi (paid and unpaid), stay home and get tested if sick, good ventilation. Contact tracing and case management remains critical with contacts being identified, self-isolating, and getting tested. Physical distancing is not required at any setting of the framework, but at the red setting, the MoE recommends keeping a 1 metre distance between adults when inside, and where practicable. Events, where additional adults and children will be attending, will need to align with gathering requirements for the relevant traffic light settings at each region. Vaccination Rates of Eligible People by DHB (with active cases)
Māori Statistics to reach 90% For the Māori roll-out, 853,086 of our whanau have received one or both doses of the vaccine. This figure is made up of 465,930 first doses (82%) and 385,719 second doses (68%). Pānui Reminders All our pānui are uploaded to our Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust website. You can access our past pānui here. Tikanga Haumaru For any further assistance, ring 0800 KOHANGA or 0800 564 2642 Whaia te oranga i roto i te haumarutanga o te nohotahi. Nāku noa, Angus Hartley Tumu Whakarae | Chief Executive |