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All coverage of Coronavirus including the political response and the effect on our health system, the economy and our communities.
Covid-19 headlines with summaries.
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Covid-19: Home testing may miss 50% of positive cases
7 Apr 2022A University of Auckland epidemiologist wants pharmacies to be doing RATs, to improve the accuracy of tests and better capture the results.
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Kaikōura businesses wait for tourists to return: 'We know we'll get there'
7 Apr 2022Kaikōura businesses are remaining optimistic about the future despite the return of tourists predicted to still be months away.
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Covid-19: Hawke's Bay health providers join forces to support struggling whānau
7 Apr 2022Māori health and social service providers in Te-Matau-a-Māui (Hawke's Bay) are joining forces to support thousands of struggling whānau to meet their basic needs as Omicron hits.
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'We have no idea of the real numbers' - Memo highlights fear RAT tests unrecorded
6 Apr 2022A leading epidemiologist says we have no idea how many community cases of Covid-19 there are in New Zealand because so many people aren't recording their rapid antigen test results.
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Covid-19: Blood clot risk higher for six months after having virus
After a Covid-19 infection, there is an increased risk of developing a serious blood clot for the next six months, a study from Sweden suggests.
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Bloomfield's resignation: 'He felt the pain, he felt the pressure along with the rest of us'
7 Apr 2022Health workers are describing the departing Director-General of Health as having been vital in getting the country through the pandemic. Audio
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People with lingering Covid-19 symptoms struggling with brain fog, returning to work
6 Apr 2022Post-viral brain fog is causing forgetfulness, fuzziness, and frustration for New Zealanders trying to return to work after Covid-19.
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Covid-19: What is the new XE variant?
6 Apr 2022The Ministry of Health is heeding a WHO warning about wider surveillance needed to detect a new Covid-19 recombinant. Here's what we know. Audio
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Covid-19: NSW doctors believe thousands of daily cases unreported
New South Wales public health physicians believe the state's daily Covid-19 figures are at least 50 percent higher than the reported number, due to unreported positive results.
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Shanghai Covid-19 lockdown extended to entire city
Chinese authorities have extended their lockdown of Shanghai to cover all its 25 million people after a fresh surge in Covid-19 cases.
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Why are some keen to ditch Covid-19 measures with cases still in the thousands?
4 Apr 2022Aotearoa will remain at the red traffic light setting, but other public health mandates will still be lifted, contributing to the sense that there's light at the end of the tunnel after two years.
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Ministry of Health defends legal cost of fight over Māori vaccination data
5 Apr 2022Key privacy issues were at stake over a legal battle with Whānau Ora over data on unvaccinated Māori, the ministry says.
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Red zone land occupied by protesters: 'We're hoping we can get a quick resolution'
6 Apr 2022The Christchurch council is meeting daily with an anti-mandate group who are camping on earthquake-damaged land in the city, as it tries to determine if red zone land is considered a park.
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Covid-19 update: 12,575 new cases, 654 in hospital, 15 further deaths
6 Apr 2022There are 12,575 new community cases of Covid-19 today, with 654 people in hospital and 15 further deaths reported.
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Auckland DHB workers at critical risk from fatigue - report
6 Apr 2022A report to board members said fatigue management had previously been classed as "high" risk but had been temporarily elevated to "critical" to allow for the impact of the Omicron surge.
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Covid-19 rule loophole allows bars and nightclubs to host seated service-free parties
6 Apr 2022A so-called grey area in the Covid-19 rules means bars and nightclubs have been hosting parties in the red light setting, free of masks or seated service. Audio
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Dr Ashley Bloomfield: 'The system is in good hands'
6 Apr 2022The departing Director-General of Health, speaking at today's regular Covid-19 update, says he is planning to take an extended break before putting thought into what to do next.
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Disabled people excluded by government's Covid-19 response
4 Apr 2022Opinion - Loosening Covid-19 restrictions will leave disabled people and those with health conditions at higher risk of contracting Covid-19, Chris Ford writes.
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Covid-19 journey: A scientist's warning from inside out
1 Apr 2022First Person - As more people in New Zealand find themselves face-to-face with a positive RAT, scientist Terry Taylor details his own experience of contracting Covid-19.
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Covid-19 update: 14,120 community cases, 23 further deaths, 692 people in hospital
5 Apr 2022There are 14,120 community cases of Covid-19 and 23 further deaths to report today.
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Wider surveillance testing to watch for XE variant, winter illnesses - Bloomfield
5 Apr 2022It is inevitable new Covid-19 variants such as the newly discovered XE strain will arrive in the country, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says. Audio
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Principals worried about winter classroom ventilation
5 Apr 2022Some principals doubt they can adequately ventilate their classrooms to reduce the spread of Covid-19 during winter.
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Tour and coach industry continues to suffer despite promise of international tourists
5 Apr 2022A second-hand bus boom has developed because tour coach companies, which have struggled with closed borders and domestic restrictions for the last two years, are winding down.
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Thousands leave Auckland for other New Zealand centres amid Covid-19
4 Apr 2022The tide of people moving out of Auckland for greener pastures in other parts of the country has increased during the pandemic.
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