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It comes almost a year after the attack at LynnMall where a man stabbed shoppers.
Newshub
Cabinet is reviewing the settings in two weeks.
RNZ
There are 2464 new cases of Covid-19 in the community and 11 further deaths, the Ministry of Health says.
The seven-day rolling average of southern Covid-19 cases has dropped by 74, as Otago and Southland yesterday recorded the lowest daily new case...
There's increasing support for changes to New Zealand's isolation rules, that'd see some people with Covid-19 only stay home for five days.
RNZ
There are 1653 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today and six further deaths, the Ministry of Health says.
RNZ
Daily community Covid-19 cases have fallen below 2000, with 1394 cases reported today by the Ministry of Health.
There are 357 people in hospital with the virus, 21 more than Thursday.
www.abc.net.au
Urging governments to do more to fight the virus, the World Health Organization chief says: "We cannot say we are learning to live with COVID-19 when 1 million people have died with COVID-19 this year alone."
RNZ
The Ministry of Health's daily Covid-19 updates will soon be provided on weekdays only.
Stuff
The medicine, available in hospitals from Thursday, will be targeted to protect the most severely immunocompromised Kiwis.
RNZ
Children and teenagers battling Long Covid are having to take months off school with debilitating symptoms. More than 1.7 million New Zealanders have contracted the virus since the pandemic began. According to research from the World Health Organisation, ten percent will have Long Covid. Researchers are calling for funding to directly support investigations into the impact of Long Covid on young New Zealanders. Reporter Louise Ternouth and camera operator Nick Monro have the story.
Australians must change the way they live and accept the threat from Covid-19 and other viral infections will persist, a leading epidemiologist...
RNZ
There 3140 new community cases of Covid-19 and 373 hospitalisations related to the virus to report today.
the Guardian
Higher figure fuelled by Omicron subvariants and contrasts with lower overall numbers for year to date
Newsroom
The full version of the Government's variant plan, released under the Official Information Act, shows no specific responses were drawn up for different scenarios.
Stuff
Modelling shows the BA.5 wave peaked lower than expected, thanks to immunity, and there could be "grounds for optimism" looking forward.
RNZ
Surgeons are still taking a pen to their theatre lists every day, cancelling patients' operations at the last minute.
Newshub
"Tomato flu" has so far infected at least 82 children who are all younger than five years old.
There are 436 people in hospital with the virus.
ZB
There are 3693 new Covid cases reorted today - and 35 Covid-related deaths, including four people in the 60s. Ten people were in their 70s, 13 were in thei
RNZ
Omicron has dominated Covid-19 cases since it was detected last November, but scientists say it's unlikely to be the last variant we grapple with.
RNZ
Another 16 people with Covid-19 have died, 473 people are in hospital and there are 4540 new community cases, the Ministry of Health says.
The numbers were announced in a press conference by Public Health Agency lead Dr Andrew Old.
RNZ
One year on from the country's longest Covid-19 lockdown, an epidemiologist says further lockdowns cannot be ruled out, instead preparing to do them better.
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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