A number of push notifications will be sent to people who logged on with the COVID Tracer app as a new case was announced today. The alerts were sent to people that logged in at several locations of interest in Wellington and Auckland.

The new case, a contact of a quarantine worker in Auckland, visited the following locations:
Domestic Terminal, Auckland Airport: 5.30 – 7.45pm, 5 Nov
Avis Car Rental, Auckland Airport: 5.00 – 5.15pm, 5 Nov
Orleans Chicken & Waffles, Auckland Airport: 5.30 – 7pm, 5 Nov

The Gypsy Moth, Auckland Airport: 7.00 – 7.15pm, 5 Nov
Hudsons, Auckland Airport: 7.00 – 7.15pm, 5 Nov
Little Penang, The Terrace, Wellington: 1.15 – 3.45pm, 6 Nov.

The alert has advised users that they may have been in contact with COVID-19. Further information is available at COVID-19: Contact tracing locations of interest.

If you begin to feel unwell, or for more information, please contact Healthline 0800 358 5453

For contact tracing purposes, anyone who attended one of the locations listed during the relevant timeframes is considered to be a COVID-19 ‘casual contact’ with a low risk of exposure. Close contacts have been contacted directly.

This case once again reinforces the importance of using the app or another method to keep a record of where you've been. It allows our contact tracing team to quickly notify you if you may have been exposed so you can take action to protect yourself, your whānau & your community.