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No more free GP visits for adults, some teens with Covid-related illness
From next week, people aged 14 and over will have to pay for Covid-related visits to the GP.
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Success in treating persistent pain offers hope for those with Long Covid
26 Jun 2024Analysis - Its emergence has refocused attention on the incapacitating nature of persistent fatigue, Hamish Wilson and John Douglas Dunbar write.
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World remains ill-prepared for the next pandemic
14 Jun 2024Analysis - The risk of another pandemic like Covid - the worst in a century - is increasing.
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NZ First disagrees with Cabinet over Covid-19 inquiry
25 Jun 2024Winston Peters says the party disagrees with allowing the inquiry to continue as-is and with its current chair who, he says, risks a perception of bias.
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- How do we protect our youngest against Covid-19?
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Covid-19 cases almost double on last week
24 Jun 2024There have been 8943 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the week to Sunday and 25 deaths.
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Helen Clark tells leaders to act now on pandemic threat
19 Jun 2024The former prime minister says international leaders must not "miss this moment", or risk another deadly outbreak. Audio
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Covid-19 cases have dropped since last week
10 Jun 2024There have been 5230 new cases of Covid-19 reported over the week to Sunday, and 20 further deaths attributed to the virus.
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Covid-19: Cases are rising but expert doesn't expect major outbreak
6 Jun 2024Keep testing and stay home if you're unwell is an expert's advice as thousands more cases are notified. Audio
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Where Covid is hitting the country hardest
4 Jun 2024Canterbury recorded the most new active cases followed by Capital and Coast then Auckland districts and Waikato.
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Global pandemic treaty to be concluded by 2025, WHO says
Talks on creating a global agreement to fight pandemics will wind up by 2025, the World Health Organization says.
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Covid cases, rules, and free stuff: What you need to know
29 May 2024Explainer - What will Budget 2024 reveal about the country's Covid-19 strategy? RNZ recaps what we know so far.
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Weekly Covid-19 cases up - again
27 May 2024There have been 6636 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the past week, and seven further deaths attributed to the virus. Audio
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Covid spikes to highest level in 18 months, hospitalisations rising
27 May 2024Fresh warnings are being issued as the virus surges again. Audio
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'Significant' wave of Covid likely to hit NZ this winter
23 May 2024The FLiRT subvariant is driving a big jump in cases, just as flu season begins. Audio
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Pharmacist faulted for not warning of Covid-19 vaccine risk
20 May 2024The pharmacist vaccinated Rory Nairn, who died 12 days later.
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The puzzle of the coalition pledge to end vaccine mandates
15 May 2024The government is still trying to work out how it will meet its pledge to end Covid mandates, given the mandates were scrapped more than a year ago.
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China due to free vlogger who filmed Wuhan lockdown
A Chinese journalist who covering the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic from its epicentre in Wuhan is due to be released from prison after serving a sentence for "provoking trouble".
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Covid-19 update: 2287 new cases, 19 further deaths
6 May 2024There have been 2287 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the past week, and 19 further deaths attributed to the virus.
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Covid-19 update: 2343 new cases, 11 further deaths
29 Apr 2024Canterbury had the highest number of reported active cases with 399, followed by Capital and Coast with 217.
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Covid-19 update: 2383 new cases, 21 further deaths
23 Apr 2024There have been 2383 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the past week, and 21 further deaths attributed to the virus.
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Long Covid sufferers fear benefit rule change
15 Apr 2024Sarah Macrae is in "agony" just trying to drive her children to school. Looking for work is impossible, she says.
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Covid-19 update: 2618 new cases, 8 further deaths
15 Apr 2024There have been 2618 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the past week, and eight further deaths attributed to the virus.
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Covid-19 update: 3385 new cases, 13 further deaths
8 Apr 2024There have been 3385 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the past week, and 13 further deaths.
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8000 health workers kept working despite not being fully vaccinated
3 Apr 2024The staff, including hundreds of doctors, were allowed to work through the pandemic because services could not function without them.
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Covid-19 update: 3399 new cases, seven further deaths
2 Apr 2024There were also 168 people with the virus who were being treated in hospital.
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Why experts think Long Covid is still a worry
26 Mar 2024Long Covid can impact people for years and have "considerable" health impacts, researcher says. Audio
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Why scrapping the term 'long Covid' would be harmful
Opinion - The assertion from Queensland's chief health officer John Gerrard that it's time to stop using the term "long Covid" has made headlines internationally.
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Covid-19 update: 4666 new cases, 20 further deaths
18 Mar 2024There have been 4666 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the past week, and 20 further deaths attributed to the virus.
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