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Bar patrons have been asked to isolate themselves and get tested while authorities investigate a Covid-19 case off Auckland’s north shore.
Were you at The Malt on Friday? Contact Stuff [email protected]
The owner of The Malt pub in Greenhithe said Stuff he and his staff had learned of the coronavirus case Wednesday night.
“The fact that he’s back in the community is not good,” Malcolm McVicar said Wednesday night.
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Users of The Malt of Greenhithe were asked to isolate themselves and get tested after a person with Covid-19 visited them on October 16.
A person now confirmed to be infectious with coronavirus was at The Malt in Greenhithe from 7.30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, the Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) said.
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Malt’s employer is one of two colleagues of an Auckland harbor worker with Covid-19.
The Health Ministry announced another 23 new cases earlier on Wednesday.
Most of these cases are international fishermen in managed isolation in Christchurch.
Some close contacts had been identified at the Greenhithe pub and ARPHS was communicating with them.
Staff will also be asked to take the test.
“However, if people in the pub that night become ill, even after a negative test result, they should re-isolate themselves and retest,” added ARPHS.
Household members of the pub patrons that night should be tested and stay home if the person in the pub becomes ill or exhibits any symptoms.
The health service said that people who scanned The Malt using the NZ COVID Tracer app on Friday night should receive a notification.
ARPHS said Greenhithe pub patrons and staff should be on the lookout for symptoms such as a new or worsening cough, sore throat, runny nose, loss of sense or smell or fever.
A pop-up community center will be in Greenhithe on Thursday at a location to be confirmed on the ARPHS website.
Meanwhile, ARPHS said urgent care clinics would be open Wednesday night and offer testing.
Urgent care clinics
Shorecare Urgent Care, Smales Farm: 74 Taharoto Road, Takapuna, open 24 hours.
Shorecare Northcross: 948 East Coast Road, Northcross. Monday to Sunday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
East Care: 260 Botany Road, Golflands, open 24 hours.
Takanini Urgent Care: 106 Great South Road, Takanini. Monday to Sunday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Counties Urgent Care, Papakura: 6-18 O’Shannessey Street, Papakura Monday through Sunday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. M. At 10 p. M.
Franklin Urgent Care: 149 Manukau Road, Pukekohe Monday through Sunday, 8 a.m. M. At 8 p. M.
