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With a potential new variant on the horizon, are we more likely to catch COVID again? And when will this pandemic end?
Stuff
OPINION: Don't expect too much sympathy if you come down with Covid.
Flu sufferers say they are "staggered" by how severely they have been impacted by the winter flu.
RNZ
There have been 4024 new community cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today, with a further nine deaths.
Newshub
The Prime Minister urged people to continue wearing masks as "they also have the added benefit to help the spread of flu".
The epidemiologist says measures adopted to combat Covid-19 also stop the spread of influenza.
RNZ
There have been 3235 new community cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today - the lowest number of new daily cases since February.
Newshub
Here's the latest.
RNZ
Border workers will no longer be required to undergo Covid-19 testing from the start of next month.
There are 370 people in hospital with the virus, seven fewer than Thursday.
RNZ
Opinion - If you're looking to fly out of New Zealand any time over the next few months - to the Northern Hemisphere generally, the United States or Europe particularly, or Britain especially - may God have mercy on your bank account.
There are 377 people in hospital with the virus, nine more than Wednesday.
Stuff
The pre-flight Covid test could be gone as early as next week, with an announcement expected today.
Newsroom
As Jacinda Ardern soothed Kiwis about testing capacity, health officials were painting a different picture.
RNZ
The Director-General of Health is holding a briefing on how well the country has responded to the Omicron outbreak.
There are 377 people in hospital with the virus.
RNZ
A school in Napier is telling all its pupils to stay home because there is so much sickness.
There are also 352 people in hospital with the virus.
www.abc.net.au
As the temperatures drop, COVID-19 cases continue to climb. But what should you expect while your immune system fights off the virus? We asked an infectious diseases expert to break it down.
There are 354 people in hospital with the virus, 22 more than Saturday.
Stuff
OPINION: The gap between the official advice on Covid and the public appetite has never been wider.
There are 332 people in hospital with the virus, 29 fewer than Friday.
NZ Herald
Does a new-look city centre include a new police station, a new primary school?
RNZ
The first pan-coronavirus vaccine could be on the market in a year's time, a New Zealand vaccinologist says.
The Conversation
The government’s COVID policy for schools needs to shift from insisting on attendance to supporting the well-being of children, staff and families wherever they are.
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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