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Government shrinks isolation period and ups use of rapid tests as Covid-19 case numbers shoot up.
Stuff
Most of the affected schools, 93, are in Auckland with 44 of them being primary schools.
RNZ
People who are unlikely to have Covid-19 or who have not been advised to get tested risk being turned away from testing centres, Auckland public health officials say.
Stuff
The new record daily cases comes after 810 new cases were reported on Sunday.
Newshub
Here's everything you need to know.
Stuff
Ninety-nine per cent of people over the age of 65 have received two doses of the vaccine and 85 per cent have now been boosted.
The Pacific country fears the virus is now circulating there, despite a vaccination rate over 99%.
RNZ
The number of new community cases in New Zealand has almost doubled today, with a record 810 new cases reported.
www.9news.com.au
New Zealand officials have played Barry Manilow songs on a sound system in a bid to disperse protesters.
Stuff
Poll shows it's a country of two halves as Kiwis either carry on as normal in the face of rising Covid cases, or quit going to the doctor, supermarket and pub in an effort to keep safe.
Stuff
Some 50,000 infections by Waitangi day, thousands of deaths. Is there something up with Covid modelling? Well that depends on what you think it is.
It's the most infections recorded in one during the pandemic.
RNZ
Six staff members and seven patients at Auckland City Hospital have tested positive for Covid-19.
Newsroom
A prominent epidemiologist contradicts the Prime Minister over the spread of Omicron. @ddub_news reports
RNZ
Counties Manukau DHB is preparing for the impact a surge in Omicron cases could have on staffing levels and hospital services.
RNZ
Over 100 Covid-19 cases in Tonga; Kiribati extends curfew as second Covid-19 death recorded; New Caledonia records over 1000 new cases, and more.
There are 23 people in hospital with the virus.
RNZ
Queenstown Central is one of the least boosted suburbs in the country, as the town deals with its first known Omicron cases.
Stuff
In Canterbury, 44,000 Asian people are able to get a booster dose, but less than 15,000 have done so.
Stuff
In Canterbury, 44,000 Asian people are able to get a booster dose, but less than 15,000 have done so.
RNZ
Three weeks into the rollout of the paediatric Covid-19 vaccine, 42 percent of those aged five to 11 have had their first dose.
There are 12 people in hospital with the virus.
NZ Herald
In Auckland alone, there are 1218 Covid cases currently isolating at home.
Stuff
The update comes after new modelling predicted there could be millions of Omicron infections and hundreds of thousands of cases.
Newshub
Modelling suggests a peak of 800 people in hospital on any given day at best.
the Guardian
Covid-19 has spread around the planet, sending billions into lockdown. Find out where the virus has spread, and where it is now most deadly
Stuff
Surviving enforced agoraphobia without losing your marbles requires planning, people and patience.
RNZ
Explainer - Under the red setting of the traffic light system, many New Zealanders will have to adapt to stricter rules around the use of face masks, RNZ is here to clear it all up.
Stuff
On the brink of a possible outbreak, health officials share advice on how to protect those too young to get the Covid vaccination.
Newsroom
As the Omicron outbreak ramps up, widespread Covid-19 infections across the country are set to become a reality. Dr Lynn McBain explains what to expect if you are infected, and how to manage your recovery.
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