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All coverage of Coronavirus including the political response and the effect on our health system, the economy and our communities.
Covid-19 headlines with summaries.
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Covid-19: A hospital holidays for many this Christmas
25 Dec 2022Hundreds of people are spending their Christmas in hospital with Covid, while thousands more are at home, but in isolation.
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Provisional approval granted for Covid-19 boosters targeting Omicron variants
22 Dec 2022Medsafe has granted provisional approval for two Pfizer Covid-19 booster vaccines which target Omicron variants BA.1 and BA.4/5.
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PM defends Covid settings amid wave of reported cases
Jacinda Ardern says while the number of cases and hospitalisations is serious, the health system is better able to cope now than before.
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Long waits, high fees for cremation services in Beijing as Covid-19 cases surge
21 Dec 2022As China battles a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases, there are growing reports that it's getting harder and harder to bury the dead.
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Slouching towards Christmas in this year of Covid-19
20 Dec 2022Analysis - With the year drawing to a close, the sounds that seem to sum up the season are less jingling bells and carols, more the cough of Covid-19 and an enormous, exhausted sigh of relief, Tim…
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With Covid-19 on the rise again, here are some steps to socialise safely
20 Dec 2022The pre-Christmas period puts New Zealanders at high risk of exposure to Covid-19. Even at small gatherings of 10 people, the probability someone has the virus has increased from 2-3 percent to about…
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Covid-19: 600,000 vaccine doses expire within weeks
20 Dec 2022Covid-19 vaccination rates have plateaued since September, with about 64,000 given out each month at the moment.
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BA.2.75 variant dominates as holidaymakers warned to be careful
19 Dec 2022The Ministry of Health says BA.2.75 looks like it is more transmissible and can evade immunity from other variants but more data is needed to be certain.
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Ashley Bloomfield to take professor role within new unit at Auckland University
19 Dec 2022The former director-general of health is joining the University of Auckland as a professor.
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Covid-19: Cases climbing as health system heads for a Christmas crunch
19 Dec 2022Healthcare professionals in holiday hotspots are bracing for an influx of Covid-19 patients, with one modeller warning Christmas week could see one-in-20 people infected.
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Covid vax boosters 'a Christmas present you can give yourselves'
15 Dec 2022Health experts are urging people who have not yet had the booster shots they're eligible for to get them now as cases surge heading into the festive season. Audio
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Person's death may be linked to Pfizer vaccine
14 Dec 2022Health authorities are investigating a death that could be linked to the Pfizer vaccination.
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Covid-19 boosters flatlining as case numbers surge across country
14 Dec 2022Only 43 percent of people over 50 have had a second booster, despite being most at risk from the virus.
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Reported Covid-19 cases top 8000 today for first time in country's third wave
13 Dec 2022Daily Covid-19 numbers are the highest they have been for four and a half months, at 8428.
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Covid-19 update: 40,098 new cases, 514 hospitalised
12 Dec 2022There have been 40,098 new cases of Covid-19 and 35 deaths of people with the virus over the past week, the Ministry of Health says.
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MBIE acted 'unreasonably' over managed isolation allocation system - Chief Ombudsman
12 Dec 2022The Chief Ombudsman has found the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) acted unreasonably over the managed isolation allocation system.
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'Hundreds of thousands are infected' - China's grim new Covid reality
11 Dec 2022Beijing's Covid-19 gloom deepened today as an expert warned of many thousands of new coronavirus cases as anger over China's previous Covid policies gave way to worry about coping with infection.
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Blood donor case: Baby's surgery takes place at Starship
9 Dec 2022The baby whose parents did not want him to receive blood from people who may have had the Covid-19 vaccine has undergone urgent heart surgery today.
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Christchurch protest disruption: Report pinpoints failings in council's response
9 Dec 2022The council's handling of anti-government mandate protests "could have been better", a report has found.
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Covid-19 impact on schools: Documents warn of significant risk to learning
9 Dec 2022Newly released official documents provide a strongly worded warning about the damage Covid-19 has done to the school system. Audio
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Reported daily Covid-19 cases top 7000 for first time since July
7 Dec 2022Daily Covid-19 cases have topped 7000 for the first time since July as the current wave keeps growing.
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Stats NZ confirms drop in household climate emissions during 2020 Covid lockdown
7 Dec 2022New data confirms the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions in 2020 caused a drop in household climate emissions.
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China allows some Covid-19 cases to quarantine at home
7 Dec 2022Covid-19 positive patients in China will be allowed to quarantine at home if they have no symptoms, a sign the country is preparing to live with the disease.
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Covid-19 inquiry must look at response to specific communities, Pasifika health leader says
6 Dec 2022A Pasifika health leader hopes the Royal Commission into the Covid-19 pandemic will look into the equity of the response and resource allocation. Audio
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