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Māori Television
Green Party Co-leader Marama Davidson says PPE masks need to be mandatory again and believes frontline health workers and school students are most at risk...
It comes as the Government loosens its vaccination order for health workers this week.
RNZ
A new Omicron subvariant circulating in India has been detected in NZ for the first time. Early evidence suggests it may be more successful in avoiding immunity than earlier variants.
The Prime Minister ruled out a move from Orange despite rising Covid-19 cases and the strain being placed on the health system.
Newshub
Professor Michael Plank says "restrictions are always going to be controversial at this stage in the pandemic".
RNZ
The Ministry of Health has revealed that the Omicron subvariant BA.2.75 has been detected in the country for the first time.
Newshub
"It just means that you're less prepared and will respond worse when it does actually happen."
Stuff
A second wave of Omicron is imminent and, without a mask mandate, schools are imposing their own rules to keep the virus at bay
RNZ
The Ministry of Health is also reporting an increase in the number of Covid-19-positive Waitematā inpatients, including an outbreak at a community site.
Newsroom
Cases could peak at 15,000 per day, triggering the imposition of new public health protections to slow the spread of the virus.
Dr Jemma Geoghegan says the Omicron subvariant has "clearly" established itself in the community.
In the Wairarapa, at-home vaccinations have led to some of the highest percentages of Pasifika vaccinated in the country.
Under the new rules, travellers must still obey airline restrictions and are required to wear masks during flights.
Newshub
"People should be prepared to go into a higher alert level setting just to take the peak off this wave."
RNZ
Another 11 deaths of people with Covid-19 and 4924 new community cases of the coronavirus have been reported in New Zealand today.
Australian authorities have warned a new peak is only months away.
A trifecta of big events in Dunedin is set to provide the busiest weekend in years, but a Covid researcher is reminding people not to become...
Newshub
The vaccine would be to protect people against the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants.
RNZ
There have been eight further deaths of people with Covid-19 and 6984 new community cases reported today by the Ministry of Health, with the seven-day rolling average continuing to climb.
RNZ
An education sector leader has welcomed extra masks being supplied for primary school children, but has questioned the timing and says it will be a challenge to reinstate a culture of wearing them.
Stuff
Hundreds of flu cases are being detected each week across the country.
Newshub
"We've got to make it easier for people."
Newshub
Genome sequencing revealed the virus had managed to mutate 11 times while infecting one person.
Māori Television
New Zealand will stay in traffic light setting orange as Covid-19 numbers are rising again, Covid-19 Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall says. “We can continue to...
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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