This section provides the latest updates, information and advice on COVID-19.
Current situation
On Monday 8 June at 11.59 pm New Zealand moved to Alert Level 1.
To find out more see Health and disability services at Alert Level 1.
There are 22 active cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand. New Zealand's confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 to date is 1536 – see our current cases page.
The focus is now on protecting New Zealanders with:
- robust border controls
- continued surveillance and testing
- contact tracing capability and rapid isolation of new cases
- public support to prevent any further spread, like good hygiene and keeping records of movement.
See our elimination strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand.
For COVID-19 health advice and information, contact the Healthline team (for free) on 0800 358 5453 or +64 9 358 5453 for international SIMS.
NZ COVID Tracer app
The official Ministry of Health contact tracing app helps you keep a digital diary of the places you’ve been.
- Advice for all health professionals
- Allied health professionals
- Āwhina app
- Cancer and screening services
- Case definition
- Funded temporary accommodation
- Health sector providers
- Join the COVID-19 surge workforce
- Maternity
- Medical transfer
- Mental health and addiction
- PPE use in health care
- Pharmacy
- Primary care
- Recording COVID-19
- Telehealth and online tools
- Well Child providers
Latest updates
Our advice is under active review and is updated regularly. The latest updates include the following changes to the website:
7 July:
3 July:
- Updated: Infection prevention and control procedures for DHB acute care hospitals
- Updated: Managed isolation and quarantine
- Updated: Advice for travellers
- Updated: COVID-19: Advice for all health professionals
- Updated: Advice to border sector: COVID-19 becomes a quarantinable disease
- Updated: No Change of Health Status Report for Health Pratique form
- Updated: Frequently asked questions about PPE and COVID-19
1 July:
- Added: Guidance on the provision of face masks on inbound international flights
- Added: Quarantine/isolation process at the maritime border
- Updated: quarantine and managed isolation numbers
30 June:
- Added: Maritime sector and Aviation sector
- Updated: Epidemic Notice and Orders
- Updated: Getting disability support
- Updated: Primary care quick reference guide
- Updated: COVID-19 Health and Wellbeing Survey
- Updated: Testing rates for ethnicity and DHB
- National Testing Strategy for COVID-19 for June to August 2020