With the World Health Organization recording a record one-day rise in the number of new coronavirus infections - 307,930 cases reported over 24 hours - New Zealand's Cabinet has decided alert levels will continue at level 2.5 for Auckland and level 2 for the rest of the country until next week.
But the decision also includes some changes and social distancing is no longer required on public transport including buses, trains and planes.
Karyn catches up with Otago University's epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker about these decisions, as well as and asking how best to observe the alert level behaviours and remind us why we're doing what we're doing.
University of Otago epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker Photo: University of Otago Wellington / Luke Pilkinton-Ching
