China News Service, February 18, according to New Zealand's Tianwei.com, on the afternoon of February 17, Prime Minister Ardern of New Zealand announced that Auckland had been downgraded to level 2 alert.
New Zealand Chinese Parliament Member Chen Naisi reminded the majority of Chinese people: Although they have been downgraded, don't patronize and be happy. Please remember to scan the QR code, because the epidemic has not yet passed.
Before the latest three cases of community confirmed outbreaks in Auckland, the number of scan codes on the NZ Covid Tracer app dropped sharply; after Auckland entered Level 3 alert, there were 1.5 million scan codes on Monday alone.
In response, Chen Nai-stron called on the people of the Chinese community: Please scan the code actively, everyone is responsible, and start with you and me.
"In the face of the epidemic, we can't work hard in the days of crisis, and relax when we are calm. This is not a good phenomenon, because we don't know when a community diagnosis will occur. Once we have a diagnosis without scanning the code, we will trace contacts. It's very difficult."
Chen Naisi explained that time is important when tracing contacts, and health officials are racing against time.
Even spending an hour less to identify contacts can save lives.
Chen Naisi told reporters that, judging from his life trajectory and the surrounding feedback he heard, the scan code situation of the Chinese news agency was not good.
"What I observed when I went to Chinese restaurants and other Chinese shops with myself and people around me is that very few Chinese scan codes, and some Chinese dining places don't even have QR codes."
Chen Naisi said that once when he went to a Chinese restaurant with a group of friends, he walked to the entrance of the restaurant and habitually took out his mobile phone to scan the code, but found that the store did not have a QR code.
"The good thing is that after the store noticed it, they printed the QR code and posted it on the spot. This is worth encouraging." Chen Naixi said, if a group of people go out, if they can scan the code on their own initiative, then friends around will also Follow along.
"Everyone is responsible for scanning the code, and I hope to start with you." Chen Nai-Stron encourages everyone to supervise their own behavior, hoping that people around them will change as a result.
Chen Naisi also emphasized to the Chinese that if you feel unwell, please stay at home and be tested consciously.
"The test is free, and when you stay at home and wait for the test results, you don't have to worry about losing your salary." Chen Naixi said that the government has subsidies specifically for such situations.
The New Zealand government has introduced a new Short-Term Absence Payment to pay people who need to stay home while waiting for COVID-19 test results.
According to public health recommendations, the government will pay employers a one-time payment of $350 to help employees who need to wait at home for test results.
(Sophia)