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Falling Covid numbers are great. But a new study looking at 2800 pandemic futures outlines one particular dilemma we can’t ignore. Keith Lynch reports.
RNZ
Another 21 people with Covid-19 have died while there are 4811 new community cases of the virus, the Ministry of Health says.
www.abc.net.au
Britain's drug regulator approves an updated COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna that protects against the original strain and the Omicron BA.1 variant.
Stuff
Every day for the past few weeks at 1pm, you’ve been told a dozen or so people have died from a virus you scarcely could have imagined several years ago.
RNZ
There are 12 more deaths of people with Covid-19 and 3387 new community cases, the Ministry of Health says.
RNZ
An expert says New Zealand can be confident about Covid-19 case numbers dropping.
Stuff
Is it as bad as we think? The short answer: yes. And maybe a bit worse. Michelle Duff reports.
Māori Television
There are 2,618 new community cases and 557 people currently in hospital with Covid-19 today. This is the lowest number of community cases since late...
Newsroom
In his first interview since taking the reins of the Covid-19 response, Dr Andrew Old speaks about social licence, living with the virus and his hopes for the new Public Health Agency.
RNZ
There are 4126 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today and 13 new deaths of people with the virus, the Ministry of Health says.
RNZ
The P&O Pacific Explorer has docked in at Queens Wharf in Auckland from Sydney, the first ship here in nearly two and a half years.
The BA.4 and BA.5 variants of Omicron have conquered Dunedin. Viruses such as Covid-19 mutate over time, and following the initial surge of Covid...
There are 571 people in hospital with the virus, 28 fewer than Wednesday.
Newshub
The proportion of people who say their emotional well-being is being impacted by global events is on the rise.
There are 599 people in hospital with the virus, 35 less than Tuesday.
RNZ
Health staff used a system designed for prioritising deportations when they were deciding whom to take action against for breaking Covid-19 rules.
RNZ
Eighty-seven people have died in their homes from Covid-19 since March 2022 and public health experts want the deaths investigated.
NZ Herald
Thousands more inquiries than any other year besiege the agency.
RNZ
The daily case numbers of Covid-19 continue to fall with 3302 new cases reported today, as well as the deaths of 18 people with the virus.
Covid-19 has been directly responsible for one in seven recent deaths – and has already claimed five times as many lives as those lost in car...
Stuff
When Sarah Catherall travelled to the US and Europe for a northern hemishere summer, the first thing she noticed was the lack of masks.
There are 648 people in hospital with the virus.
Newshub
"There is a risk that if we shorten isolation periods and drive up case numbers, we actually don't help businesses at all."
www.abc.net.au
With Australians dying from COVID-19 every day, some experts are pointing to New Zealand's approach to antivirals as an example of how to improve access to the potentially life-saving medications.
RNZ
Former Labour Party leader Andrew Little and the Prime Minister's chief press secretary have appeared as witnesses in a trial about anonymous donations to the country's two biggest political parties.
The Conversation
They’ve stopped short of mandates, but authorities and experts are strongly suggesting it’s time to cover our mouths and noses again to prevent COVID infection. This time, reach for a respirator.
Stuff
Social media has dubbed the latest Omicron BA.2.75 variant "Centaurus". But what is it? How is it different? And should we be worried?
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?
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