COVID-19 information and advice for health professionals

For information for the general public, please click here.

From 15^th August 2023 all COVID-19 requirements have been removed. It is now recommended but not mandated if you test positive for COVID-19, you isolate for at least 5 days, even if you only have mild symptoms. This includes if you have had COVID-19 before.

Specific guidance to manage the return to work of healthcare workers (hospitals, aged residential care, primary, community and home support services) who have been infected with, or exposed to, COVID-19, as well as those who have acute respiratory symptoms but have tested negative for COVID-19 can be found at www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/covid-19-return-to-work-guidance-for-healthcare-workers.

Information for health professionals

Te Whatu Ora links:

• Case definition of COVID-19 infection
• Advice for health professionals
• Information for primary care
• Information for aged care, disability and hospice providers
• If you have COVID-19

Public Health information:

• Public Health alerts
• Current situation in the Wellington region

Community testing centres

• Find the nearest testing centres at healthpoint.co.nz/covid-19/

COVID-19 vaccination information

• Ministry of Health - COVID-19: Vaccine planning
• Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC)

PPE resources

• Donning and doffing PPE - 9 March 2020 (CCDHB)
• PPE N95 donning and doffing (CCDHB Vimeo)
• Donning Doffing PPE Mask Visor (CCDHB Vimeo)
• NEJM Procedure: Collection of Nasopharyngeal Specimens with the Swab Technique - New England Journal of Medicine (Youtube)
• Personal protective equipment use in health care (Te Whatu Ora link)

Useful links

• World Health Organization (WHO)
• Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC)
• info.health.nz website

Resources

Posters and other resources for business/facilities are available on the info.health.nz website.