Collected news stories, with a current focus on Covid-19 recovery
RNZ
Scientists are working hard to find the source of this latest case of Covid-19, looking for potential links through the genome sequencing. Its lead for genomics is Joep de Ligt. He talks to Lisa Owen.
RNZ
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield are briefing media after a Cabinet meeting on the Covid-19 community case identified in Auckland.
Stuff
With a new case in the community, here's where you can get tested for Covid in Auckland.
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The community case emerged this afternoon.
Stuff
Auckland mayor says the new case is “incredibly disappointing” but not unexpected given the highly transmissible Delta variant.
Newshub
"It's not really through contaminated surfaces... the big thing we need to be doing is wearing masks."
Stuff
Auckland Business Chamber boss says word of a Covid case in the community has spread fast and firms are preparing for the worst.
Newsroom
A new community case in Auckland has been announced this afternoon. Read Marc Daalder's analysis of the Delta variant, and why the luck we've had with transmission of the original coronavirus won't hold.
Stuff
Changes have been made at Auckland’s Jet Park after the virus was passed on via room doors that were opened for just seconds at the same time.
Newshub
A probe looked into the transmission.
The Spinoff
The issues that need attention are being drowned out by Covid complainers stuck in a feedback loop of false expectation, writes Liam Dann in this Herald Premium article. Who knew the worst thing about a pandemic would turn out to be the insufferable complaining of people unable to accept that the
The 2020 Covid-19 level four lockdown placed considerable strain on families with loss of income, balancing work and childcare and social isolation.
RNZ
There's a queue for the queue - New Zealand's immigration process is a nightmare made worse by Covid-19 restrictions. We look at who's locked out, and why people we need are leaving the country.
Stuff
In three weeks to August 9, all 79 cases sequenced in NZ were the Delta variant. Meanwhile, officials are advising mask-use in 'busy' indoor spaces.
1 NEWS
National says it's "pretty bad" NZ hasn't ordered a single booster dose.
RNZ
Travel is restricted to New Zealand from Fiji this weekend.
Newshub
Police can now fine rule breakers up to $5000.
1 NEWS
It's at New Zealand’s only Autism Resource Centre, with an environment specifically designed to ease distress.
Newshub
The World Health Organization said on Friday it was setting up a new group to trace the origins of the coronavirus.
Stuff
OPINION: The key point is that vaccination makes us less likely to die of it, less likely to pass it on, less likely to kill someone.
RNZ
Some people trying desperately to return to New Zealand feel like they've been missed out in the government's latest border annoucements.
the Guardian
The approach buys the country time to get a better understanding of the virusâ impact on peopleâs long-term health and on children
RNZ
"If all 3.7 million adults in NZ were scanning there would perhaps be 11 to 22 million scans per day being registered", Professor Nick Wilson says. Data shows it's about 5 percent of that.
Newsroom
As NZ navigates a path forward into a more open-border Covid world, antibody testing could play a useful role in staying on top of the virus - especially with vaccination and infection monitoring.
1 NEWS
Researchers are after 3000 people for their three-year study analysing the long-term affects of the virus.
The Spinoff
View all places of interest on the maps below, and sort by both the dates of potential exposure and the days when added. Plus: a searchable table with all locations. Built by the Spinoff's head of data, Harkanwal Singh. The Spinoff's coverage of the Covid story depends on support from Members
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Kiwi scientists about why we are seeing vaccinated people contracting Covid-19 and why it’s vital to get vaccinated.
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