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RNZ
Papakura Marae Health Clinic GP Dr Matire Harwood is seeing a rapid rise in Omicron case numbers and most of them are children.
Newshub
Only the "highest risk contacts" will need to be isolated.
RNZ
Thousands of rapid antigen tests were given out at Auckland community testing centres yesterday amid increasing demand as Omicron case numbers rise.
RNZ
Explainer - The government is widely expected to move the country to phase three - but what does that mean? RNZ is here to clear it all up.
RNZ
The government's Covid-19 support payments have never been about helping businesses make money, but instead helping those doing it tough to meet costs, Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says.
NZ Herald
There were 3297 community cases reported yesterday.
Stuff
As Covid-19 spreads further, the Government plans to lessen requirements for people to self-isolate.
RNZ
Today there are 3297 new cases of Covid-19 in the community in New Zealand today, the Ministry of Health has confirmed.
RNZ
The peak of Covid-19 in the Omicron outbreak in Auckland and Northland could reach 4000 daily cases, if transmission is low, or 9000 if it is not, new modelling shows.
New Zealand is currently at Phase 2 of the Covid-19 Omicron response, but case numbers are growing fast.
RNZ
The demand is causing a delay to process tests in the lab, with the DHB saying some tests may take up to seven days for a result.
Newsroom
10 charts that paint 10,000 words: Our daily dashboard of everything you need to know about the Omicron outbreak, updated with today's new cases, to the different hospitalisation rates for the vaccinated and unvaccinated.
RNZ
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says travellers coming into Auckland Airport will be issued with a pack including three rapid antigen tests, information and advice.
Stuff
There are 2846 new community cases of Covid-19 in the Omicron outbreak, as 143 people are in hospital with the virus.
Stuff
Transmission would become extreme, hospitalisations would go through the roof, the unvaccinated would be the most affected and "things would just fall apart", a public health expert says.
RNZ
Omicron patients will go to a makeshift facility if Covid-19 cases take up too many beds at Whangārei Hospital.
Newshub
It will be available on a fortnightly basis for six weeks.
NZ Herald
PM said in three to six weeks, Omicron numbers would probably peak.
RNZ
The Ministry of Health is reporting 2365 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today.
ZB
A string of Auckland schools are keeping students home for part of the week to combat Covid staffing woes. Many teachers in the city are isolating because
RNZ
An experienced nurse says conditions at Palmerston North Hospital's emergency department are pushing staff to their limits.
NZ Herald
The country recorded 2522 Covid-19 cases on Sunday and the number is set to rise.
Stuff
Council of Medical Colleges president John Bonning says the numbers caught at ED show Covid is 'much more widespread in the community' than the daily numbers from the Ministry of Health suggest.
Covid-19 has settled in to Dunedin’s student quarter, and is now also in all parts of Otago and Southland. Yesterday, both Otago Polytechnic and...
RNZ
The current Covid-19 home isolation rules are overkill and need to be cut to three days for vaccinated people without symptoms, a leading doctor says.
the Guardian
Covid-19 has spread around the planet, sending billions into lockdown. Find out where the virus has spread, and where it is now most deadly
Stuff
Surviving enforced agoraphobia without losing your marbles requires planning, people and patience.
RNZ
Explainer - Under the red setting of the traffic light system, many New Zealanders will have to adapt to stricter rules around the use of face masks, RNZ is here to clear it all up.
Stuff
On the brink of a possible outbreak, health officials share advice on how to protect those too young to get the Covid vaccination.
Newsroom
As the Omicron outbreak ramps up, widespread Covid-19 infections across the country are set to become a reality. Dr Lynn McBain explains what to expect if you are infected, and how to manage your recovery.
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