Waipā District Mayor Jim Mylchreest is urging residents to get vaccinated following Cabinet's decision that Waipā will join North Waikato areas at alert level 3 from 11.59pm tonight. At the 1pm stand up, Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins confirmed that as of 11.59pm on tonight Waipa, Ōtorohanga, and Waitomo will also move to alert level 3 to help stop the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19. The alert level will be reviewed on Monday, October 11. Council's narrow streets and assisted collection services will be on hold at alert level 3 and will restart when the Waipā reached alert level 2. Information on what happens at Council at the current alert level is available online at www.waipadc.govt.nz/covid-19.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 07, 2021 01:07 UTC