Monday, 15 February 2021, 4:23 pm Outpatients should attend hospital appointments as normal but some restrictions on hospital visitors will apply as the Bay of Plenty goes into Alert Level 2. With cases of COVID-19 identified in the Auckland community, the Bay of Plenty has been moved to Alert Level 2 but there is no disruption to hospital services. “Anyone with an Outpatients Appointment should attend as normal,” said Bay of Plenty District Health Board (BOPDHB) Incident Controller Karen Smith. “Entry to the hospitals is only through the front entrances and you will be asked to sign in using the COVID-19 QR Code or fill in a tracing