COVID-19 Information
Below are important E-Communications issued by the Board on COVID-19. Click the link to access these.
Special COVID-19 Update: Level 2 Guidelines, 11 May 2020
Special COVID-19 Update, 4 May 2020
Special COVID-19 Update: Definition of Urgent Care and ‘Contact Tracing’, 24 April
Special COVID-19 Update: Level 3 Update, 23 April 2020
Special COVID-19 Update: Level 3 Guidelines, 15 April 2020
Special COVID-19 Update: Mental Wellbeing, 15 April 2020
Special COVID-19 Update, 7 April 2020
- Triage guidelines (NZ Optometry)
- RANZCO NZ Triage Guidelines
- Stepping up infection control measures in ophthalmology during the novel coronavirus outbreak: an experience from Hong Kong, Lai 2020 (reference article)
Special COVID-19 Update: Spectacles and Lenses, 1 April 2020
Special COVID-19 Update: Acute and Emergency Care, 27 March 2020
Special COVID-19 Update, 26 March 2020
Ministry of Health Media Release – COVID-19, 25 March 2020
Special COVID-19 E-Communication, 24 March 2020
Keeping well / Mental Health
The Getting Through Together Campaign – developed by All Right? in conjunction with Canterbury DHB and the Mental Health Foundation this site has tips and advice on ways to get through, stay connected, and support everyone’s wellbeing.
Self-care and support for NZers during COVID-19 – An online community with psychosocial resources, peer support and self-care tools to help NZ’ers struggling with anxiety or loneliness during lock down and beyond. It is intended to alleviate some of the burden on primary care by enabling providers to easily refer patients to something that is endorsed by the MOH and where patients are supported by a team of support workers (health coaches, community managers and counsellors) in a moderated online community.
Looking after your mental wellbeing
Links to other useful information on this topic
Dedicated Government COVID-19 site
Ministry of Health COVID-19 information
Ministry of Health Alert Level Definitions
World Health Organisation information
Auckland District Health Board PPE instruction video
Ministry of Health guidelines for the use of PPE for frontline health care workers
