Last week, the Government said Auckland would join the rest of the country at alert level 2 at 11.59pm on Sunday. Hipkins confirmed to RNZ this morning that the alert level will change at midnight. Epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker said the move to alert level 2 could see a growth in the case rate. Speaking to Magic Talk this morning, Hipkins said the Government was still "ploughing ahead" with the decision to drop down a level. He said alert level 2 would be more like level 2.5, with mandatory masks on public transport and limits on social gatherings.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 29, 2020 23:37 UTC