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RNZ
Thirteen more people have died with Covid-19 and there have been 9047 new community cases reported, the Ministry of Health says.
Stuff
There are 473 people in hospital with the virus, 17 in ICU/HDU, as health officials report a further 23 deaths in people with Covid-19.
RNZ
Methamphetamine use more than doubled between July and September 2021, and has stayed well above the historical average through to January this year, wastewater figures show.
Stuff
The Ministry of Health announced the latest Covid-19 case numbers, deaths and hospitalisations in an update on Tuesday afternoon.
A nasal vaccine might offer a new strategy to prevent infections that disrupt people’s everyday lives even if they’re mild.
Stuff
The rolling average of Covid-19 cases has been trending upwards for a week. It could be the start of a new resurgence, an expert warns.
Stuff
Today's 10 deaths include people who have died over the past three days, the Ministry of Health says.
Stuff
OPINION: Masks reduce spread of the virus and prevent new variants from emerging
Stuff
Has the Omicron outbreak led to more deaths than usual? The answer is yes, but maybe not as much as you might think.
RNZ
There have been 5562 new community cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today, the lowest in two months, with nine further deaths.
Stuff
The new 10% more transmissible variant was first detected in an overseas traveller.
Newshub
New Zealand recorded its first case of XE on Saturday.
Stuff
The Omicron XE variant has been detected in Aotearoa for the first time, as well as 7930 new community cases and 19 Covid-related deaths being reported - including two people under age 9.
RNZ
Northland hospitals are full and short-staffed, as the region expects more visitors and therefore more demand over the long weekend.
Covid-19 is making already chronic staff shortages in aged residential care even worse, operators say. The numbers of both staff and residents at...
RNZ
Most children aged 5 to 11 did not experience a reaction after receiving the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, according to new figures from the Ministry of Health
Stuff
The Ministry of Health announced today that one person aged between 10 and 19 has died with Covid-19.
The deaths of 13 people with the coronavirus, including the young person, were announced on Friday.
The Conversation
A return of mega cruise liners would go against the government’s express desire to create a new, sustainable tourism model.
Dr Rawiri Taonui says a new focus on Covid-19 boosters is needed as vaccination rates stagnate.
RNZ
Another 18 people with Covid-19 have died and there are 10,294 new community cases in New Zealand today, the Ministry of Health says.
RNZ
The Covid-19 booster vaccine campaign has all but stalled, with demand drying up and the rate of booster coverage having declined.
Stuff
Due to an IT glitch, the Ministry of Health only announced the numbers of people in hospital at 1pm today.
But they're saying the number of presentations are far outweighing the number of diagnoses.
Stuff
The five people who died with Covid were all over the age of 70.
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
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