Collected news stories, with a current focus on Covid-19 recovery
RNZ
Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has confirmed the entire country will drop from red to the orange traffic light setting from 11.59pm tonight, saying the "overall picture is a very positive one".
Stuff
There are 551 people in hospital with the virus, 27 in ICU/HDU, and 15 people have died, officials have reported.
Queenstown officials are welcoming a lifting of travel restrictions for Australians today, although they do not expect an immediate influx of...
Newshub
Here is the latest.
RNZ
The government is set to reveal today whether any part of the country will drop to the orange traffic light setting in time for Easter.
RNZ
There are 11,063 new community cases of Covid-19 today and 16 further deaths to report.
Stuff
Stuff journalist Nadine Porter thought catching Covid-19 would afford her a day on the couch with a good box-set. She was wrong.
Stuff
Before the Omicron outbreak, 52 Kiwis had died with Covid-19. Today, that number is 500. This is what we know about who these people were.
Newshub
Here's the latest.
Newshub
It's a combination of two Omicron variants.
On Saturday, 8531 new Covid-19 community cases were announced in New Zealand and 11 deaths over the past 14 days.
Stuff
A "one-and-done" jab is surely the holy grail, isn't it? Well then, is it possible?
RNZ
The number of new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand continues to fall, with 8531 new cases reported today, along with 11 further deaths.
RNZ
Long Covid sufferers and researchers are calling for urgent support and warning employers to start planning for the possibility that the virus could impact their workforce in ways they have not prepared for. Evidence is mounting that some people suffer debilitating symptoms long after they've contracted Covid-19. While one study here has received funding from the government others have resorted to crowd funding to fast track answers patients desperately need. And as Louise Ternouth reports financial support is lacking for those unable to work their usual hours.
There are 626 people in hospital with the virus.
RNZ
Ashley Bloomfield's been a regular in our living rooms over the past two years. But how did a public servant become one of the most recognised faces of our Covid-19 response?
Stuff
Hundreds of people with Covid-19 are in hospital, with a very small proportion in ICU. Here's what treatments doctors are using, and when.
Newshub
At least one of the city's three district health boards is still delaying hundreds of planned operations.
RNZ
Hospitalisations for Covid-19 are peaking across the Bay of Plenty region and the number of people aged over 65 contracting the virus is also rising.
New figures have confirmed the South is now the centre of the Covid-19 outbreak. Canterbury and Southern combined totalled more than 3000 daily...
Stuff
New research has found no difference in immune response across ethnicities, but type two diabetics had a weakened response.
Stuff
Pacific health providers say they have to constantly change their approach to make sure people get vaccinated.
RNZ
The outgoing Director of Public Health says the quick sharing of scientific data and the widespread use of masks have been critical parts of NZ's public health response. Watch today's Covid-19 briefing here.
There are 639 people in hospital with the virus.
RNZ
A University of Auckland epidemiologist wants pharmacies to be doing RATs, to improve the accuracy of tests and better capture the results.
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.
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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
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