30 Aug 2021

Rules for essential workplaces to tighten

From Midday Report, 12:11 pm on 30 August 2021

The current Covid-19 outbreak now stands at over 500 cases, a figure that is set to keep rising, potentially for weeks. But experts modelling the spread say recent daily numbers in the low 80s suggest the infections are starting to plateau and the next week will show how effective control measures are. We begin our coverage with senior RNZ reporter in Auckland Sarah Robson who has been taking a look at a new location of interest involving an essential workplace - Tasi Market.