Covid 19

Checkpoint - Health Minister Chris Hipkins talks about why we're being told to buy masks, and the Covid Card to be trailled in Rotorua. Audio

Victoria has reported another 10 deaths and cases in care facilities have past 500 at 38 centres, leaving authorities scrambling to halt the crisis.

"I've never been as ill as this and it's been really frightening", says Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Paul Garner, who's well qualified to talk about disease.

A NZ-born expert in lung damage who has designed a new and cheap emergency ventilator in response to the Covid-19 crisis says the "art" of mechanical ventilation has become incredibly sophisticated. Audio

New Zealand would have seen 990 to 4200 Covid-19 deaths if our losses matched OECD rates, but we're still tempting fate by not introducing masks, experts say. Audio

The coronavirus that is menacing the world right now is not the same as the coronavirus that first emerged in China.

Dentists are worried the delays could mean a lot more children might have serious dental problems by the time they are seen.

Defendants awating trial by jury are facing months of delays as courts grapple with backlogs caused by Covid-19.

The government has apologised to those at the centre of a major privacy breach as it moves to track down whoever is responsible.

The Australian state of Victoria has recorded another 74 coronavirus cases overnight and has frozen rent payments for some public housing tenants.

Three influential New Zealand figures are urging the government to consider reopening the borders, which could see the country abandon a total elimination strategy. Audio

In the final episode of the After The Virus podcast, focused on society, Emily Mandel, Clementine Ford and Merepeka Rauawa-Tait talk about how their worlds were shifted by the pandemic.

Scientists are only starting to grasp the vast array of health problems caused by the Covid-19 virus, some of which may have lingering effects for years to come.

The Australian state of Victoria is experiencing a "concerning" upward trend in coronavirus infections, with 75 new cases identified overnight.

Eleven countries in Europe have recorded significant surges in cases of Covid-19, as restrictions are relaxed.

A leading Australian screen industry figure says New Zealand's Covid-free status gives it a huge advantage when it comes to enticing high-value overseas film and TV productions. Audio

More than 400 migrant workers and employers have already been helped by Queentown's new information centre, set up to help those stranded by Covid-19.

The Covid-19 crisis could see the number of people in extreme poverty rise to 1.1 billion worldwide under the worst-case scenario, researchers say.