The government is supplying thousands of masks to school kids and staff in a bid to curb the spread of Covid.
It has also revised its advice on testing for re-infections of the virus, as thousands of cases are still being reported daily.
Year 4 to 7 students will be able to get 50 child size masks each. And up to 30,000 masks will be supplied to all other students and school staff.
There were 7,423 cases of Covid-19 reported today and another 19 deaths of people with the virus and 411 people in hospital.
Covid Response Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall talks to Lisa Owen.
