Collected news stories, with a current focus on Covid-19 recovery
RNZ
University students living in halls of residence say almost everyone they know has Covid-19 as first semester kicks off for 2022.
Stuff
For many it may well seem like Covid is closing in and infection is now seemingly unavoidable. Is this actually the case?
Stuff
OPINION: People expecting shops and restaurants to fill up as some Covid restrictions end are in for an unwelcome surprise.
Stuff
Queueing up to get rapid antigen tests may soon be a thing of the past, after the Ministry of Health launched an online ordering system.
RNZ
Huge bangs are being heard as unknown objects explode in tents that have been set on fire as police attempt to shut down the protest on Parliament grounds.
RNZ
The Covid-19 Response Minister says there is no need to stockpile rapid antigen tests because "they are literally arriving all of the time".
405 people are in hospital with the virus.
RNZ
Data modeller Michael Plank says hospital numbers are doubling roughly every five days and if that continues, the number of people in hospital on 6 March could be close to 800.
NZ Herald
'Oh my God, it's just crazy,' pharmacy owner says of demand for RATS.
Newsroom
Auckland's raging epidemic has surprised experts and could flag a different progression for the Omicron outbreak than expected.
ZB
Police have taken over the National Library, dismantling tents and moving protesters off the grounds in a major police operation that continues in Wellingt
Stuff
Family doctors are calling for calm from stressed patients demanding free rapid antigen tests, with one Auckland medical centre being forced to suspend testing completely, citing abuse against staff and queue jumping.
RNZ
Tourism operators are pleased to see self isolation for travellers kicked to the curb, but say they still need answers about the border.
Newshub
"Tamaki’s idiotic calls to destroy the safeguards for our essential workers and their customers is as ignorant as it is misdirected."
Director General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield explains what to do if you've had Covid but a household contact later tests positive.
Around 45 per cent of employees in Countdown's two Auckland distribution centres are in isolation due to the massive Covid outbreak.
Stuff
“I shudder to think what it’s like for disabled people accessing the hospital system now," says a disability rights researcher who was in hospital before the Omicron outbreak.
RNZ
There are 19,566 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today, the Ministry of Health has reported.
A total of 373 people are in hospital with the virus.
Stuff
Juggling two, casual, part-time jobs after being made redundant and eating through her savings in the very first lockdown, Kelly can't afford to call in sick. But there is help.
Epidemiologist Sir David Skegg said the changes announced on Monday would only have a "minimal effect" on the country's Covid-19 situation.
Newshub
Counties Manukau DHB said 13.5 percent of staff were not at work on Monday because they're either sick or someone in their home has COVID-19.
Newshub
The 15 new cases takes the total in the Cook islands to 25.
Newsroom
While the threat of Delta locked New Zealand down in August, the newest variant ripping its way through Kiwi homes is the key that’s finally unlocked the border gates. It’s a refreshing burst of good news in an increasingly bleak time, writes political editor Jo Moir.
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RNZ
Opinion - A post-viral disease afflicting up to 40,000 New Zealanders could teach us valuable lessons in how to look after Long Covid patients - and how not to.
Stuff
The latest subvariant appears to be fuelling a rise in South African Covid cases. This is what that means.
Stuff
A US study suggests rapid antigen tests are most sensitive four days into a person's symptoms, so try again one or two days after a negative result.
The Whole Truth about public health topics prone to misinformation, explained with videos, words and graphics.
The Conversation
Some people who have had COVID are still coughing weeks, months and even a year after being infected with COVID. So why do coughs linger when you’re no longer infectious?
Stuff
Evan Keating likens his post-Covid-19 mental energy to a diet, with only a certain number of energy “points” to spend each day.
Stuff
Mask up. Scan. Circulate fresh air.
Stuff
Getting an accurate result from a rapid antigen hope Covid-19 test requires sticking the swab deep into the nasal cavity - but many patients are taking tests wrong.
www.nature.com
The fast-moving variant poses new puzzles in viral transmission, severity and evolution. The fast-moving variant poses new puzzles in viral transmission, severity and evolution.
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