Coronavirus: Latest on COVID-19 from around the world - Saturday, October 10 | Newshub
Here's the latest from around the world overnight.
Here's the latest from around the world overnight. Keep Reading
A prototype breath analysing device which can instantly detect if a person has Covid-19 was on display in Dunedin yesterday, and could be a "game... Keep Reading
In an August briefing, 211 out of 5000 border staff at Auckland airport had been tested. Keep Reading
A woman who escaped from a managed isolation facility in central Auckland and walked around the inner city in the early hours of the morning was caught after a second attempt to use a fire exit. Keep Reading
Newly released documents show 500 out of an estimated 7000 border and managed isolation staff were tested for Covid-19 in the first week of August. Keep Reading
The government appears to have been concerned that New Zealand's unique "Covid-free" status and good health care system would mean the country was unlikely to sit high on the vaccine priority list. Keep Reading
Documents released by the government show officials grappling with some of the difficulties of technology being used to support contact tracing. Keep Reading
A major UK study suggests that large numbers may spread the virus while they are asymptomatic. Keep Reading
A few Aucklanders were out and about, but Ponsonby was hardly bustling for after work drinks on Thursday. Keep Reading
She's urging her fellow Americans to do exactly what we did. Keep Reading
The results may not come at too much of a surprise. Keep Reading
That's more than 10 times as many as during the same seven-month period last year. Keep Reading
For most people, Covid-19 is a brief and mild disease but some are left struggling with symptoms including lasting fatigue, persistent pain and breathlessness for months. Keep Reading
Shaun Hendy is warning Aucklanders not to become complacent. Keep Reading
Health Minister Chris Hipkins says New Zealand has achieved a "big milestone", as all Covid-19 cases in the large Auckland cluster have recovered. ... Keep Reading
New Zealanders could be lounging on a Rarotongan beach this summer as the push for a travel bubble with the Cook Islands progresses. Keep Reading
An economist believes NZ shouldn't be so cautious when future Covid outbreaks hit, having successfully negotiated lockdown twice, but Ardern says they have the balance right. Keep Reading
Australian crowds gathering at beaches to enjoy the warm weather have stoked fears they could spread the virus, but evidence suggests they are among the safest places to be. Keep Reading
Most employers are offering staff some flexibility in choosing to work between home or the office, with one fifth formalising such arrangements, a survey has found. Keep Reading
Auckland's suburban shopping strips appear to be getting a welcome boost from locals working from home. Keep Reading
Modelling indicates there's a more than 95 percent chance that COVID-19 has been eliminated. Keep Reading
Professor Michael Baker says a move to Level 1.5 would be appropriate for Auckland. Keep Reading
The possibility of Kiwis taking off for a Christmas holiday is "not out of the question". Keep Reading
Geneticist Neil Gemmell is calling for a wastewater monitoring system to find hidden Covid-19 clusters and people who could be asymptomatic carriers of the disease. Professor Gemmell is part of a national group led by the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR), which is sampling wastewater to try and find the virus that causes Covid-19. ESR has a $1.65million grant from MBIE for the research. The group already detected coronavirus in wastewater at Dunedin's Tahuna Wastewater Treatment Plant in late March and April. He chats to Colin Peacock about how the research project will work. Keep Reading
A large wildfire has destroyed many homes in the village of Ohau in the Mackenzie Country, and hundreds of people have been evacuated. Keep Reading
The latest collected news from around New Zealand and globally, digging beyond the usual news websites. The current main focus is on Covid-19 recovery. Keep Reading