This page contains information for health professionals. For information for the general public, please click here.

For up-to-date information on COVID-19, check the Ministry of Health website.

• Latest case definition 
  
• Those meeting both the clinical and Higher Index of Suspicion (HIS) criteria should be notified to the local Medical Officer of Health using the Coronavirus case report form. Please let us know if these patients are at a high public health risk (for example healthcare workers, carers, aged residential care workers etc).
  

Information for health professionals

Ministry of Health links:

• Case definition of COVID-19 infection
• Advice for health professionals
• Information for primary care
• Information for disability and aged care providers
  
• Self-isolation for close contacts
  

Regional Public Health information:

• Health Practitioner notice of COVID-19 - use this form for all coronavirus (COVID-19) notifications
• Regional Public Health (RPH) public health alerts
• Current situation in the Wellington region

Community based assessment centres (CBACs)

• Location, hours and referral pathways for CBACs in the greater Wellington region
  • Wairarapa DHB
  • Hutt Valley DHB
  • Capital & Coast DHB

PPE resources

• Donning and doffing PPE - 9 March 2020 (CCDHB)
• PPE N95 donning and doffing (CCDHB Vimeo)
• Donning Doffing PPE Mask Visor (CCDHB Vimeo)
• NEJM Procedure: Collection of Nasopharyngeal Specimens with the Swab Technique - New England Journal of Medicine (Youtube)
• Personal protective equipment use in health care (MoH link)

Resources

National resources are also available on the NZ Government Unite against COVID-19 website.

Useful links

• Safe Travel - information for New Zealanders planning overseas travel
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• Ministry of Education: Information for the education sector, and parents, caregivers and whānau of learners
• NZ Government Unite against COVID-19 website