The Covid Complication – some tips and useful links
for a downloadable copy of this resource, click here by Tricia Hendry The COVID-19 pandemic has given family, whānau and aiga carers an extra obstacle to navigate around! There is…
24/08/2021
for a downloadable copy of this resource, click here by Tricia Hendry The COVID-19 pandemic has given family, whānau and aiga carers an extra obstacle to navigate around! There is…
This information for carers is available to read at the Ministry of Health’s website here.
Carers NZ has created resources that you can download for free:
Tips & Tools for getting through isolation
wecare.kiwi – for care and support through Covid-19.
COVID-19 information for family, whānau and āiga carers is available to download here.
From 31 May you are encouraged to apply for the new mask exemption card.
A new process for mask exemptions, the Communication Card, will be available via the Ministry of Health (MoH). If you have an existing communication card, it remains valid. Both these new personalised exemption cards and current non-personalised cards issued by the MoH are optional as an aid to avoiding discrimination. For those affected, you will not have to go through the process of getting a new card if you do not want to, however the old cards will not have the legitimacy of the new cards. More info here.
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