COVID-19: Rules for businesses and workers as of the 13th September 2022

The COVID-19 Protection Framework (traffic lights) has been removed. Self-isolation if you have COVID-19 and wearing a mask in healthcare settings remain.

The rules affecting businesses and workplaces are:

• It is recommended that anyone with COVID-19 symptoms gets tested.
• Confirmed cases must isolate for seven days after their symptoms first occurred or they received their positive test result, whichever ends sooner.
• Masks are required in healthcare facilities including pharmacies, primary care, urgent care, hospitals (including on-site cafés and florists), aged residential care and disability-related residential care. It is not required to wear a face mask at counselling, mental health and addiction settings.

Other COVID-19 prevention measures that have been removed are:

• Household contacts no longer need to self-isolate. Instead, they are recommended to test daily for five days. If they test positive they must self-isolate for seven days.
• All vaccine mandates, including for healthcare workers will be lifted at 11.59 on 26 September.
• Masks are not required on public transport and at any business or workplace, except healthcare settings including pharmacies, primary care, urgent care, hospitals (including on-site cafés and florists), aged residential care and disability-related residential care.
• The Close Contact Exemption Scheme and the Bubble of One are now closed.
• No vaccination requirement when entering New Zealand.
• Post arrival testing for travellers is not required, but it is recommended. Free RATs will be provided on arrival.
• For more info click on the link below.
• https://www.business.govt.nz/covid-19/rules-for-businesses-and-workers/?utm_source=Biz.govt_Newsletter_BGdatabase&utm_medium=13_September_2022&utm_campaign=COVID_Special_Edition&utm_content=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.business.govt.nz%2Fcovid-19%2Frules-for-businesses-and-workers%2F&utm_term=13_September_2022business.govt.nz/…/rules-for-businesses-and-workers