Collected news stories, with a current focus on Covid-19 recovery
RNZ
A Covid-19 modeller suspects there may be more cases than reported in the community because people aren't recording their results.
Their employers have warned them not to speak out but nurses say they won’t be silenced.
NZ Herald
'Patchy' genomic data a risk for next variant, experts warn.
Newshub
Although businesses can still use the system if they choose to.
RNZ
New community case numbers in New Zealand have dropped below the 10,000 mark for the first time in more than a month, with 8810 new community cases reported today, along with 18 new deaths.
NZ Herald
About 1000 New Zealanders across all age groups took part in the poll.
Older and younger New Zealanders are at odds over the decision to remove vaccine mandates, according to a new poll. Research New Zealand, a...
NZ Herald
Epidemiologists are also questioning whether the traffic light system is fit for purpose.
Stuff
NZ's zero-Covid strategy came with significant health costs that extend far beyond the impact of the virus itself.
RNZ
Nauru records first two cases of Covid-19 in MIQ; Samoa's Ministry of Health confirm 245 new covid cases; Kiribati government extends curfew, and more.
There are 678 people in hospital with the virus.
Newsroom
For the first time in more than a month, less than 2 percent of the country is currently considered an active case, Newsroom's daily dashboard shows.
RNZ
A Māori health leader says a new international misinformation study confirms the alarm many were desperately trying to raise last year about the impact on Māori during the initial vaccine rollout.
RNZ
The number of people in hospital with Covid-19 continues to fall, but there have still been 13,475 new cases in the community and 17 more deaths reported in New Zealand today.
The Government has also widened the eligibility for those who can receive the vaccine for free.
Stuff
Three possible scenarios are suggested, including the virus reducing in severity over time.
The Otago University epidemiologist has warned Kiwis' immunity levels to the flu have lowered.
Stuff
Covid case numbers are declining, but they won't stay low for long, with another wave expected to hit in time for winter.
RNZ
One third of all current Covid-19 cases in New Zealand are in children and teenagers, with 14 percent in children under nine, the Director-General of Health revealed at today's update on the Omicron outbreak. Watch it here.
830 people are in hospital with the virus.
RNZ
Canterbury is now the country's Covid-19 hotspot, with the highest rates of new infections.
Newsroom
QR code scanning may have been scrapped by the Government, but that doesn't mean it's not still helpful. Andrew Chen explains.
Stuff
Government guidance says staff fired due to employer vaccination requirements have no right to get their jobs back when mandate rules change.
RNZ
There have been 15,918 new cases of Covid-19 in the community and 14 more deaths reported today.
NZ Herald
The seven-day daily average for deaths is now 15.
RNZ
Opinion - A post-viral disease afflicting up to 40,000 New Zealanders could teach us valuable lessons in how to look after Long Covid patients - and how not to.
Stuff
The latest subvariant appears to be fuelling a rise in South African Covid cases. This is what that means.
Stuff
A US study suggests rapid antigen tests are most sensitive four days into a person's symptoms, so try again one or two days after a negative result.
The Whole Truth about public health topics prone to misinformation, explained with videos, words and graphics.
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?
Stuff
Evan Keating likens his post-Covid-19 mental energy to a diet, with only a certain number of energy “points” to spend each day.
Stuff
Mask up. Scan. Circulate fresh air.
Stuff
Getting an accurate result from a rapid antigen hope Covid-19 test requires sticking the swab deep into the nasal cavity - but many patients are taking tests wrong.
www.nature.com
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