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Billinghurst said extra staff had been brought in quickly to deal with the surge in numbers. “The team did a great job, as did our general practice colleagues,” Holdaway said. Billinghurst said the district’s public health staff were not actively involved with any contact tracing at the moment. Everyone was waiting and watching for health authorities to identify the source of the Auckland cases and to understand how the more-transmissible UK variant had found its way into the community. “We can’t be assuming we are perfectly safe.” Billinghurst said it was important to follow public health advice, about wearing masks on public transport, practising cough and sneeze etiquette, washing hands thoroughly and often, staying home if sick and calling Healthline about a test.