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RNZ
Two mariners who were in Auckland yesterday have tested positive for Covid-19 and are isolating on a boat off the coast of Taranaki.
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It comes as countries overseas contemplate reduced or home isolation periods.
RNZ
Only 48 of the 156 advertised roles for security staff at managed isolation and quarantine hotels have so far been filled.
The Conversation
The Delta variant is now accounting for the majority of COVID infections in many counties around the world.
RNZ
The Covid-19 vaccine rollout in resthomes has been likened to a postcode lottery with Marlborough and Nelson residents being fully vaccinated while others are just receiving the first dose.
RNZ
The country's largest shipment of Pfizer vaccines so far has arrived in New Zealand two days ahead of schedule, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says.
Newshub
Quarantine-free travel with Western Australia and Northern Territory will resume at 11:59pm on July 9.
Stuff
Kiwis stranded in Australia will be able to return home this week, provided they meet certain conditions.
RNZ
In Australia, New South Wales has recorded 35 new locally acquired Covid-19 cases and Queensland has reported four new community cases.
RNZ
A second shipment of 150,000 Pfizer vaccine doses will arrive next week and a total of 1 million will be delivered by the end of the month, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.
Stuff
Cabinet is considering bringing home New Zealanders stuck in Australia’s Covid-19 outbreak, but “don’t bank” on it, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.
Newshub
The country was due to run out of stock on Wednesday.
Newsroom
Travellers and travel agents are maddened by an MIQ room allocation system that can make getting a room at the inn a nigh impossible task
Newshub
Experts say until people are fully vaccinated, having more people get tested is the best way to ensure the virus is not in the community.
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The top scientist says New Zealand needs to move in a similar direction to Australia to keep the Trans-Tasman bubble.
RNZ
Nearly two-thirds of surveyed New Zealanders chose not to be tested for Covid-19 even when sick, new research shows.
the Guardian
Health authorities reported more than 6,200 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, setting a record for a third straight day
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Queensland recorded five new locally-acquired coronavirus cases.
RNZ
Almost 2000 managed isolation rooms sit empty each day, while New Zealanders trying to get home say they are struggling with an ongoing lack of vouchers.
ZB
What comes next? Isn’t that the gazillion-dollar question for Covid-19?! But now that we’re officially in the second half of 2021, the year in which all a
Stuff
Kiwis should get their doses at least three weeks apart, but in the UK people are waiting up to 12 weeks for their second jab.
Stuff
OPINION: For this next phase of Covid-19, we will need to experiment with new approaches and really get our systems up to scratch.
Stuff
What's the Covid end-game?
the Guardian
Can New Zealand escape the resurgences that have hit other âelimination success storyâ countries?
The Conversation
Delta plus might reduce the efficacy of the vaccines currently in use. But we can't be sure because we’re yet to see good data on this variant.
The Spinoff
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