Sweden's idea of not following conventional coronavirus measures led to a death rate triple that of its neighbours, and even though a vaccine could be close, the country may need the kind of measures it tried to avoid throughout the pandemic.
Newshub
COVID-19 meant fewer cars on the road - but did it make a dent in our emissions?
1 NEWS
Those left out of the exemptions say they are resorting to flying into Covid-19 danger zones to live, sort visas and return with their partners.
Stuff
Members of the Pakistan cricket team have “significantly improved” their compliance with New Zealand's managed isolation rules after being given a “final warning”.
RNZ
A 70-year-old Samoan man has tested positive for Covid-19 while in quarantine after arriving from Melbourne.
Stuff
The former fast bowler has blasted NZ Cricket for treating the Pakistan like a club team.
The Spinoff
The pandemic has only exposed the systemic healthcare inequities that already existed, write two NZ health professionals working on the Covid response at opposite ends of the world. Far from being some “great leveller”, the Covid-19 pandemic has proven to be more like water in a New Zealand renta
Newsroom
New tourism minister Stuart Nash got plenty of reaction to his anti-freedom camping sentiments - but he's provoked a much needed conversation about the type of baggage international visitors bring.
Stuff
In the biggest border loosening since the Covid-19 pandemic began, thousands of workers will be allowed into NZ.
NZ Herald
An Auckland store has dashed a long-standing childhood tradition due to Covid-19.
RNZ
Genome sequencing has showed the Air New Zealand crew member who tested positive for Covid-19 in China is not linked to known cases in New Zealand, the ministry of health says.
The Conversation
The notion of a trade-off between health measures and the economy is not supported by data from 45 countries.
Newshub
"There's the very small possibility that it is something that we haven't picked up yet in the community."
1 NEWS
Bloomberg placed New Zealand above 53 other countries.
Newshub
Here's the full list of locations visited by the case.
Newsroom
As Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau burn through their last Kiwi dollars and turn to other lenders for help, Rarotonga has welcomed New Zealand health and border control officials planning a travel bubble.
Newsroom
Domestic tourism is booming as Kiwis get out and explore the country but without international tourists New Zealand will face a deficit of nearly $13 billion. Mark Jennings reports.
RNZ
International air travellers will in future need to prove they have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in order to board Qantas flights, the airline says.
Newshub
The vaccine had no serious side effects.
RNZ
Healthcare staff shortages are being felt at Auckland facilities, where existing staff have agreed to more restrictions on their freedoms.
Stuff
Oxford University researchers have revealed a scientific breakthrough with the potential to end the pandemic, with AstraZeneca to start rolling out hundreds of millions of doses of Covid vaccine by Christmas.
Newsroom
A new study shows how Covid-19 spread on an 18-hour flight from Dubai to Auckland, eventually infecting four people on-board and another in MIQ.
RNZ
Air New Zealand is investigating after one of its crew members tested positive for Covid-19 in China.
Stuff
Ministry of Health issues clarification on case reported at the weekend, as two more cases in MIQ are announced.
U.S.
The first Americans could receive a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as 24 hours after the FDA grants approval, which would kick off the largest inoculation campaign in U.S. history starting in mid-December.
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