NZ Govt says to stock up on masks
Friday August 7, 2020 08:41
Article: NZ Herald 6/8/2020
Worksite temperature testing and giving staff the choice to work from home are just some of the ways New Zealand's biggest companies have been staying prepared for a possible second wave of Covid-19.
The threat posed by a potential second outbreak has been highlighted by Covid-19's recent spread in Victoria in Australia, which has plunged into a second lockdown and ordered its residents to always wear face masks in public.
That led Health Minister Chris Hipkins yesterday to also urge every Kiwi to keep face masks in their emergency kits at home.
It marked a notable U-turn from advice three months ago when the Government said there wasn't enough evidence to either support or discourage mask use.
Director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield will this morning hold a Facebook Live session to demonstrate the correct use of a face mask and answer questions from the public.
Hipkins said that while Kiwis were enjoying freedoms the envy of the world, it paid to be prepared.
"It isn't scaremongering to say that could all change, and it could all change very quickly."....
