The drugs, which save an extra life for every 12 intensive care patients treated, can be used immediately, say experts. Keep Reading

Mark Whaley and his wife are both care workers in England. He is more worried about Covid now than he was in March. Keep Reading

A handful of countries – most of them islands, most of them remote – remain coronavirus-free, but life has not remained wholly unchanged Keep Reading

Well after the emergence of a mutated Covid virus that is much easier to spread and faced with surging infection rates Boris Johnson has put England into a lockdown similar but not as strong as New Zealand's original lockdown.  But the question is, has he done too little too late? Keep Reading

Passengers returning to New Zealand will still need to quarantine for two weeks, at their own expense Keep Reading

The prime minister stands accused of dither and delay for the third time after announcing another England-wide lockdown. Keep Reading

UK scientists have expressed concern that Covid-19 vaccines being rolled out in Britain may not be able to protect against a new variant of the coronavirus that emerged in South Africa. Keep Reading

Public health experts are closely watching the arrival of a new highly contagious strain of COVID-19 in New Zealand. Keep Reading

Public health experts are closely watching the arrival of a new highly contagious strain of Covid-19 in New Zealand's managed isolation and quarantine facilities. Keep Reading

OPINION: Could our borders open as soon as October? It's a multibillion-dollar question. Here's how the year could unfold. Keep Reading

All travellers from the United Kingdom or the United States will need a negative test result for Covid-19 before departing for New Zealand, the government has confirmed today. Keep Reading

Visitors from UK and North America tell of finding themselves with a pass to one of the best-rated pandemic responses in the world Keep Reading

Otago University Medical Professor Michael Baker says his New Year Honour came as a pleasant surprise and is a recognition for all those who work in public health and epidemiology. Keep Reading

Marc Daalder speaks to epidemiologist Michael Baker, who pushed the Government to adopt an elimination strategy Keep Reading

Independent Sage group warns of ‘tens of thousands of avoidable deaths’ without immediate action Keep Reading

A British variant of Covid-19 does not appear to cause more severe illness than other variants, according to a matched study. Keep Reading

Queensland has detected a case of the new South African variant of coronavirus in a returned traveller. Keep Reading

Vietnam’s 2003 Sars epidemic and Senegal’s 2014 Ebola outbreak informed their fast and effective responses, says science writer Laura Spinney Keep Reading

The 63-year-old had recently arrived from the Pacific, and was staying at the Grand Millennium. Keep Reading

Returnees from the UK or US will get an extra day zero or day one test. Keep Reading

Plans for pre-departure tests for those leaving the UK for New Zealand are underway. Keep Reading

“So far, we think the vaccine should remain effective...but we’re going to test that," Pascal Soriot said. Keep Reading

The alarm at the Grand Mercure in Auckland went off shortly after 6pm. Keep Reading

UK’s leading psychiatrist predicts impact will be felt for years after pandemic ends Keep Reading

Beatrice Hazlehurst and Chris Luttrell said wearing face masks is now second nature. Keep Reading