Code Red called for Swine Flu

The Ministry of Health has not updated its website yet, but I understand they have just gone from Code Yellow to Code Red for Swine Flu, according to an e-mail to Auckland University staff.

The codes are:

Code White is information/advisory only, used in the planning stages of pandemic preparedness and for notification to the health sector of areas of concern overseas.

Code Yellow is a standby phase, used to alert the health sector when there has been a significant development in the virus overseas, or single isolated cases in New Zealand.

Code Red is the response phase, used to alert the health sector that they should activate their response plans.

Code Green is to notify the health sector to standdown response and move into the recovery phase.

So it is all on, as more and more schools get infected.