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The Base Mall in Hamilton where four stores have been designated as places of interest.
There were six new places of interest named by the Department of Health in its Covid-19 report on Sunday, but all were in Hamilton and most at The Base Mall.
Two named locations were Pak’nSave Whitiora and Pak’nSave Clarence St.
The Whitiora supermarket was a place of interest on four dates, November 1, 2, 3 and October 31
Pak’nSave Clarence St has been appointed for November 5th.
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Sturgeons Amusements is going through a scorching period as Covid has seen many shows and fairs canceled. “It’s as bad as a rainy show day.”
Four of Hamilton’s released locations were businesses at The Base, including Omni Tech, Happy Tel, EB Games, and Typo.
All alerts for base stores were for Friday, November 5, mid-morning to early afternoon.
In a statement, The Base said the safety of its customers, tenants and staff is its top priority.
“We know that a handful of base stores were designated as places of interest this afternoon.
“We will be guided by the Ministry of Health, who will take whatever action it deems necessary to help protect the centre’s clients. “
The ministry said people should self-isolate for symptoms of Covid-19 for 14 days after visiting a place of interest.
“If symptoms develop, get tested and stay home until you get a negative test result and up to 24 hours after symptoms resolve.”
The base was among the retail outlets allowed to reopen when the government introduced its new Level 3, Stage 2 alert restrictions on November 2 for parts of the locked Waikato and King Country area.
Christel Yardley / Tips
The Base reopens in May 2020, after the first confinement. It was able to reopen on November 3 under alert level 3.2.
Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate said it would be up to the ministry to decide whether the risk warranted the mall closing again.
“The more we open up, the more we mix, the more risks there will be.
“It is therefore vital to do everything possible to limit the risks. It means masks, disinfection, and social distancing, we all know that. Immunization rates are also essential.
Southgate said it has received a lot of public comments asking to see the list of places of interest released much more quickly.
“I heard about them via Facebook and from people who see teams coming in to do a deep clean. It’s not good.”
A full list of places of interest, dates and times can be found on the Department of Health website.
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