COVID-19 (novel coronavirus)

Current situation

New Zealand has 1,504 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19. More information is available on our current cases page. 

Alert Level 2

On Thursday 14 May New Zealand moved to Alert Level 2 - Reduce.

• Find out about Health and disability services at Alert Level 2.
• More information about Alert Level 2 is available on the COVID 19 website.

From 12pm on Friday 29 May several changes to the Alert Level 2 rules came into effect. For a summary of these changes, see the COVID-19 website or our updated guidelines for social gatherings, businesses and services, and deaths, funerals, and tangihanga.

Elimination strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand

Our elimination strategy is a sustained approach to keep it out, find it and stamp it out. We do this through: border control; disease surveillance; physical distancing and hygiene measures; testing and tracing all potential cases; isolating cases and their close contacts; and broader public health controls.

Āwhina app

The Ministry has launched Āwhina - an app which helps health workers stay up to date on the latest COVID-19 information and receive notifications when new content is added or updated. Find out more about Āwhina.

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.