Invercargill Licensing Trust chief executive Chris Ramsay says there is no reason for Southland not to be in alert level 1. Southland business leaders say it's time for the region to move out of alert level 2 given the South Island hasn’t had a Covid-19 case for more than 320 days. Many southern businesses are still losing money in alert level 2, particularly in the hospitality sector, and that needs to be reversed, while decent sized crowds should be allowed back to sporting events, the leaders say. Auckland is at alert level 3 and the rest of the country is at alert level 2, with the settings to be reviewed by the Government on Monday. Southland Chamber of Commerce chief executive Sheree Carey agreed any future level 1 should include some restrictions.

Source: Stuff October 03, 2021 00:56 UTC