Covid 19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: Newest locations of interest

Customers queue outside Pak’nSave Sylvia Park during the March 2020 lockdown. Photo / Will Trafford

Two small grocery stores in side-by-side Auckland suburbs are the latest exposure events listed by the Ministry of Health as Covid-19 locations of interest – joining petrol stations, larger supermarkets, dairies and laundromats that were also added today.

There are now 263 exposure events on the list, the Ministry of Health says.

Skinny Point England Superette in Point England and Supa Value Supermarket in nearby Glen Innes were both added in the ministry’s 4pm update. Anyone at the Point England store from 8.15am-8.45am on August 25 is asked to stay at home and get tested immediately. The same instructions apply for anyone who was at the Glen Innes market from 8.21am-9.30am on the same day.

Added earlier today were Mobil stations in Auckland suburbs New Lynn and Favona. The New Lynn location, on Titirangi Rd, was visited from 6.30pm-7pm on Wednesday, August 25. The other station, on Walmsley Rd in Favona, was visited last Friday from 11.59pm-12.15am the next day.

People at many of the locations listed today are advised to self-monitor for symptoms for two weeks after the exposure event and to get a test if symptoms develop.

Those with symptoms are asked to stay at home until receiving a negative test result and for an additional 24 hours after symptoms disappear.

One exception to that was Tasi Market in Massey, which has been a frequent entry on the exposure events list. Its latest appearance was this afternoon. Anyone who was there on Tuesday, August 24, between 7.30am-7pm has been advised to self-isolate for two weeks after exposure and get tested immediately and again 12 days after exposure.

Pak’nSave Sylvia Park has been given two new entries on today’s list, believed to have been visited by a person with Covid-19 between 8pm-9.30pm on Tuesday and from 12.15pm-1.45pm on Wednesday. Earlier this morning, a visit to Countdown Hunters Plaza in Papatoetoe was added to the list. The person was there from noon-1pm on Thursday, August 26,

Earlier this week, the Pak’nSave store alerted customers it had been a location of interest on three other occasions. But staff and customers are considered “casual” contacts, the store emphasised on social media.

“Our teams have been working to alert level 4 protocols since Tuesday 17th August, which means the store has been cleaned multiple times throughout the day, has implemented increased sanitisation procedures and mandatory mask wearing for customers and staff,” the post read.

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“These are all aspects which are designed to keep our team and customers safe.

“It’s been a challenging time for everyone. We know it’s not easy shopping in alert level 4 and, while we are running a bit lean, we remain open. We ask you to please bear with the team as they work to meet your needs #bekind #maskup.”

Two laundromats also take up four spots. Mount Smart Ezy Laundromat in Onehunga was visited last Saturday from noon-2pm and on Monday from 5-6.45pm, while Kevin’s Laundromat in Papatoetoe was visited twice on Monday – between 5.40-6.10pm and again from 6.29-7.04pm.

Two dairies round out the list. Mount Smart Superette in Onehunga was visited on Wednesday from 8.30-10.30am and Round The Clock Superette in Manurewa was visited from 1.30-2.45pm.

Auckland remains at alert level 4, while the rest of the nation dropped to less stringent lockdown conditions under alert level 3 this week.