Collected news stories, with a current focus on Covid-19 recovery
RNZ
Jacinda Ardern says it's vital that deliveries be staggered after NZ had been receiving Pfizer vaccines that had eight weeks of shelf life.
Newsroom
Daily scans of the NZ COVID Tracer app have halved since Auckland returned to Level 1 in March, despite community outbreaks across the ditch.
RNZ
A new daily record of Covid-19 cases has been announced in Fiji as 94 new cases in 24 hours have been confirmed.
Stars including David Beckham and Billie Eilish back a plea for rich countries to share vaccines earlier.
Newshub
"[If they don't] say that they are a household contact, it may not be recorded against them."
RNZ
New Zealand will receive a further 1 million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine next month.
1 NEWS
Today marks 100 days since the last known case of community transmission of the virus in New Zealand.
RNZ
Pre-flight testing will ensure the chances of people spreading Covid-19 from Melbourne to New Zealand are low, an epidemiologist says.
1 NEWS
Eleven of the cases are of an unknown origin, sparking fears the virus is moving faster than medical authorities are able to contain it.
Stuff
Some health experts fear the lockdown restrictions are being eased too soon amid concerns the virus is still spreading unchecked through villages.
RNZ
An agreement to speed up the flow of Covid-19 vaccines is an encouraging step toward fighting the global pandemic, the Trade Minister says.
1 NEWS
Leading epidemiologist Michael Baker thinks all border-facing workers should have had their injections by now.
Stuff
The country has only a few weeks' supply of the Covid-19 vaccine remaining, and future shipments will need to be much larger.
AP NEWS
BOSTON (AP) — For Dr. Jeremy Faust, the moment he realized the pandemic no longer dominated his workday came over Memorial Day weekend, when he didn’t see a single coronavirus case over two shifts in the emergency room at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
RNZ
Professor Michael Baker is concerned that thousands of border workers have not yet been vaccinated against Covid-19.
Stuff
It is the second such caper since the advent of managed isolation.
Newsroom
MoH looks for the last uncontacted arrivals from Victoria - but how do they keep the search going once this yields no results?
Newshub
Here's the latest on the pandemic from around the world overnight.
NZ Herald
About 3800 workers in the first priority border group have not had a single vaccine dose.
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RNZ
Medical and military personnel who have been infected with Covid-19 are not part of the frontline response teams, health officials said.
RNZ
New Zealanders stuck in Victoria are breathing a sigh of relief that the end of their extended holiday in Covid-19 lockdown is in sight.
Newshub
News that another zoonotic disease could be on the loose made headlines worldwide. - so what threat does H10N3 pose?
Newshub
It comes despite health officials saying the vaccine rollout is exceeding Government goals.
1 NEWS
The Government has announced “green flights” for Kiwis stuck in Melbourne.
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