Anyone who visited Kmart in Botany last Friday or Saturday evening has been upgraded from "casual plus contacts" to "close". Photo: RNZ/Google MapsAn evening shopping trip has ground life to a halt for more than 1200 shoppers, yet the ever-widening net of contact categories in Auckland's Covid-19 response is stirring up confusion. As officials try to contain Auckland's community cluster, anyone who visited Kmart in Botany last Friday or Saturday evening has been upgraded from "casual plus contacts" to "close". It was also unclear what happens to customers who did not fall into Ministry of Health contact categories, like those who visited on Sunday or bought click and collect orders. The Ministry of Health said eight out of 15 staff, now considered 'close plus' contacts, had already returned negative tests.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 25, 2021 05:15 UTC