Waikato DHB is restricting visitor numbers while Covid-19 alert levels are raised across the country.

Hospitals around Waikato will be restricting visitor numbers in response to Covid-19.

On Tuesday evening, Waikato DHB posted a statement outlining a change to their visitor policy.

Only two visitors per patient will be allowed, and every person will be restricted to one visit per day for no more than 15 minutes.

No children will be allowed on hospital wards.

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People who are unwell, and anyone over 70 years old, will not be permitted to visit anyone in hospital.

This is the policy as introduced now but may be subject to change throughout the month-long lockdown period, a DHB spokesperson said.

The DHB urged anyone with Covid-19 symptoms to attend a Community Based Assessment Centre in the region.

Currently, centres at Claudelands Event Centre and Tokoroa Hospital are open daily.

Testing centres at the Ngāruawāhia Panthers Rugby League Club, and Taumarunui Hospital campus, will open from Thursday.

A testing centre will open in Huntly at the War Memorial Hall on Friday.

Two GP services in Waikato are also offering Covid-19 testing: Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki in Thames, and Tui Medical Centre on Bryant Rd in Te Rapa, Hamilton.