Covid 19

Holiday-makers are encouraged to use local vaccination clinics during their break to ensure that their vaccinations are up to date.

Britain has reported a record 129,471 new cases of Covid-19, one day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would not bring in new restrictions to limit the spread of the virus this year.

The announcement from SydPath came as NSW recorded another 6062 Covid-19 cases and one death.

A custom-built robot has quickly become the star of Canterbury DHB's Covid-19 testing lab, minimising the risk of repetitive strain injury and boosting output.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said he will not vaccinate his 11-year-old daughter against Covid-19, maintaining his anti-vaccine stance.

One person has died from the coronavirus and there are 18 new community cases of Covid-19 today.

Less than a month after reopening to the world, Fiji is bracing for a third wave of the coronavirus outbreak.

Cameron Laing thought he had planned his Christmas trip home to New Zealand perfectly. But last week his MIQ stay was extended after a case of Omicron was detected on his flight.

The National Cherry Spitting Competition trophy is up for grabs on 28 December, despite the competition being scaled back for Covid-19 restrictions.

Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital pathology confirms an additional 995 people were prematurely sent an SMS advising them their test was negative.

There are 34 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today, and new cases of the Omicron variant in MIQ take the total for it to 49.

The Christmas holiday season has piled major pressure on testing sites across various Australian states.

China reported its highest daily rise in local Covid-19 cases in 21 months as infections more than doubled in the northwestern city of Xian, China's latest pandemic hot spot.

Police and the Mountain Safety Council are asking people to be prepared when heading outdoors this summer.

Commercial airlines cancelled 656 flights within, into or out of the United States on Sunday, slightly down from nearly 1000 from Christmas Day.

Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital has revealed its pathology service incorrectly messaged 400 people to tell them they had tested negative to Covid-19 - when they had in fact tested positive.

A vaccination grant specifically for ethnic minorities has made a Chinese group in Christchurch feel more connected to the wider community.

A staff member tested positive yesterday morning. Now, 55 prisoners and 21 staff at Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility are isolating .

The Covid-19 testing centre in Tairāwhiti has been impressed with the turnout today, and those going home to isolate are in good spirits.

It is only a matter of time until there is community transmission of Covid-19's new Omicron variant in South Auckland, says a Pacific public health expert.