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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 - Still here and still deadly
The Detail - Covid-19 may be below the radar but it hasn't gone away and is likely to claim hundreds of lives this year.
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Covid-19 update: 3816 new cases, 17 deaths attributed to virus
16 Oct 2023There have been 3816 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week, and 17 further deaths attributed to the virus.
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Nurse who shared Covid-19 vaccine misinformation to be allowed to practice again soon
12 Oct 2023A nurse and midwife who was suspended for sharing misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine has been suspended from practice for 12 months.
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Covid-19 update: 3571 new cases, 15 deaths attributed to virus
9 Oct 2023There have been 3571 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week, and 15 further deaths attributed to the virus.
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Report into Covid-19 response advises masks in some settings
7 Oct 2023New Zealand's restrictions during the pandemic saved the lives of about 20,000 people, according to new research.
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Two sentenced over Covid-19 wage subsidy fraud
3 Oct 2023A man has been jailed for more than two years and a woman has sentenced to seven months' home detention for defrauding taxpayers through the Covid-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme.
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Covid-19 update: 2968 new cases, 14 deaths attributed to virus
2 Oct 2023There have been 2968 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week, and 14 further deaths attributed to the virus.
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Covid-19 update: 2998 new cases, 18 deaths attributed to virus
25 Sep 2023There have been 2998 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week, and 18 further deaths attributed to the virus.
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New Covid vaccines may arrive too late for latest variant
24 Sep 2023Microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles is warning that new vaccines against the latest variant of Covid-19 might not be available in New Zealand until next year.
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Two jailed for killing French bus driver over Covid mask rule
Two men have been jailed after beating a French bus driver to death after he asked them to get off for not correctly wearing face masks during the pandemic.
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Covid-19 subvariant BA.2.86 found in New Zealand
21 Sep 2023For the first time, Covid-19 subvariant BA.2.86 has been detected in New Zealand.
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Covid-19 update: 3095 new cases, 20 deaths attributed to virus
18 Sep 2023There have been 3095 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week, and 20 further deaths attributed to the virus.
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Long Covid: 'For many people, it's been a terrible journey'
17 Sep 2023A physician at Yale University's Long Covid clinic says she is optimistic that the core of the 'disabling' disorder will be found. Audio
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'Covid is not done with us': Coronavirus and its impact on immunity
13 Sep 2023Covid infections are putting people at higher risk of diabetes, strokes, heart disease and other long-term illnesses - but experts warn it may be decades before the full impact is known.
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Covid-19 update: 3458 new cases, 15 more deaths
11 Sep 2023There have been 3458 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week, and 15 further deaths.
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Hospitals still 'very busy' with winter bugs
8 Sep 2023While Covid-19 cases were down this winter, doctors say other viruses have swarmed in - and babies and preschoolers have been the worst hit.
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Covid-19 update: 3625 new cases, 11 more deaths
4 Sep 2023There have been 3625 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand and a further 11 deaths attributed to the virus over the past week.
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Brain fog after Covid linked to blood clots - study
Blood clots in the brain or the lungs might explain some common symptoms of "long Covid", including brain fog and fatigue, a UK study suggests.
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Covid-19 data visualisations: NZ in numbers
15 Aug 2023Track the very latest Covid-19 data in New Zealand, with new charts on the current trends from RNZ data journalist Farah Hancock.
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NZ's only publicly funded Long Covid clinic to close
31 Aug 2023The Christchurch clinic will shut up shop after a short, five-month run. A patient has concerns about the impact the closure will have on her health.
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Keeping an eye on highly mutated Covid-19 variant BA.2.86
30 Aug 2023Explainer - A new Covid-19 variant - BA.2.86 - is causing concern over its large number of mutations. So what is being done to monitor this "radically different" variant in New Zealand?
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Covid-19 update: 3484 new cases, 22 deaths
28 Aug 2023There have been 3484 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week and 22 further deaths.
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Why targeted protection is now the best strategy against Covid
24 Aug 2023Opinion - Interventions to decrease the rate of Covid infections are sensible, but not at any cost, a group of academics write. Here's what the science shows us about protection strategies.
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Disabled people forgotten in jettisoning of last Covid-19 rules
22 Aug 2023Opinion - Disabled people have once again been overlooked as the last of the Covid-19 rules were ended by the government last week, Chris Ford writes.
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