Covid 19

School attendance improved dramatically in term one, weekly figures show.

The World Health Organisation's decision to remove Covid-19 as a global health emergency is the right move, epidemiologist Michael Baker says.

It is time to 'de-prioritise' the response to Covid 19, which will now be no worse than the flu for the majority of the population, an epidemiologist says. Audio

Tight reins on pay increases for thousands of public servants are expected to ease within days.

There has been much debate about the real number of Covid-19 deaths in China, after the virus ripped through its megacities.

The rapid dismantling of the zero-tolerance policy "feels weird", writes BBC News reporter Stephen McDonell in Beijing.

Fiji has announced it has detected the XBB.1.5 variant of Covid-19.

Two Covid-19 cases have been found to have the XBB.1.5 variant, also known as 'Kraken'.

A new strain XBB.1.5, nicknamed 'Kraken', is spreading rapidly across the globe.

The Ministry of Health said it received 1863 reports of positive cases on Sunday.

The government has identified individuals and groups in line to receive a special honour for their role in fighting Covid-19.

Today's Covid-19 case numbers are the highest in a week - but still significantly less than a peak earlier this month.

The Papua New Guinea's national pandemic deputy controller says there is a surge of Covid-19 cases in the country.

The Prime Minister has tested negative for Covid-19, after taking a precautionary rapid antigen test, because her Cambodian counterpart has come down with the virus.

Tuvalu's finance minister, Seve Paeniu has confirmed community transmission of Covid-19 in Tuvalu.

For the first time in three years, year 11 to 13 students will undergo NCEA exams in relatively normal circumstances from today. Audio