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Covid-19 headlines with summaries.
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Covid-19 update: 12,202 new cases, 25 further deaths attributed to the virus
3 Apr 2023There have been 12,202 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week and 25 further deaths attributed to the coronavirus.
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PM encourages people to get flu vaccine and Covid booster ahead of winter
2 Apr 2023The Prime Minister has had his flu and Covid vaccinations and is encouraging others to do the same.
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Covid-19 update: 11,258 new cases, 76 further deaths attributed to the virus
27 Mar 2023There have been 11,258 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week and 76 further deaths attributed to the coronavirus.
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'Lockdowns were an important tool': Ex-health boss reflects on key pandemic anniversary
25 Mar 2023Sir Ashley Bloomfield says the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be over - three years on today from Aotearoa's first lockdown.
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Healthcare workers doubted their own safety in pandemic's early stages, survey finds
24 Mar 2023During the first stages of the Covid-19 pandemic many healthcare workers felt their wellbeing was compromised, new research shows.
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Anti-vaccine mandate appeal denied for taking too long
21 Mar 2023The case was deemed abandoned and they have now been denied the right to appeal altogether after changing their minds.
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Covid-19 update: 11,171 new cases, 24 deaths and 200 in hospital
20 Mar 2023There have been 11,171 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week and 24 further deaths.
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Covid-19 update: 11,544 new cases, 12 deaths and 190 in hospital
13 Mar 2023There have been 11,544 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week, and 12 further deaths attributed to Covid-19.
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Crown admits error in enforcing Covid-19 vaccine mandate on family carers
10 Mar 2023A group of care and support workers have successfully sued the government in the High Court over the vaccine mandate.
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School Covid protections 'unacceptable', science-led response needed - researchers
10 Mar 2023Health researchers warn the lack of Covid protections in schools is unacceptable and could drive another outbreak of the virus. Audio
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It's been 3 years since Covid-19 entered New Zealand
28 Feb 2023New Zealand's initial elimination approach to Covid-19 has significantly decreased the risk of hospitalisation and death. Now experts say we need to find the right mix of measures to limit infection…
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Covid-19: Why the Wuhan lab-leak theory is back, despite no new evidence
2 Mar 2023Explainer: What do we know about competing theories on Covid-19's origin - and why does the debate matter?
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Covid-19: FBI chief Christopher Wray says China lab leak 'most likely'
1 Mar 2023FBI Director Christopher Wray has said that the bureau believes Covid-19 "most likely" originated in a "Chinese government-controlled lab".
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New bivalent Covid-19 vaccine booster to be available to over-30s
23 Feb 2023The Health Minister has announced a bivalent Covid-19 vaccine - which includes protection against Omicron - will be made available to people over 30.
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Covid-19 update: 8220 new cases, 24 deaths and 162 in hospital
20 Feb 2023There have been 8220 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week, and 24 further deaths.
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Parliament protest: Plan to commemorate occupation one year on
10 Feb 2023A year on from a three-week occupation on Parliament grounds by anti-vax protesters, some believe the groups responsible are splintering along ideological lines.
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Covid-19 vaccine available for some children under 5
9 Feb 2023The new Covid-19 vaccine for under-5s at risk of severe disease should be considered for all children in the age group given their high infection rate, a epidemiologist says.
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Covid-19 outbreak: Probe exposes failings in contact tracing within Pacific community
8 Feb 2023An investigation into an early Covid-19 outbreak has concluded there was a delay in contact tracing for Pacific people, despite their vulnerabilities.
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Covid-19 update: 8882 new cases, 26 deaths and 161 in hospital
7 Feb 2023The weekly number of new Covid-19 cases in the community is 8882, with 26 further deaths reported.
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Anti-mandate activist ordered to remove social media posts about nurse
2 Feb 2023Anti-mandate activist Bradley Flutey has been ordered to remove posts he made about a nurse on social media and has been forbidden from posting about her again.
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Covid-19: 10,589 new cases, 28 deaths and 189 in hospital
30 Jan 2023The weekly number of new community cases of Covid-19 has fallen again, to 10,589, the Ministry of Health has reported.
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Covid-19 update: 13,880 new cases, 79 deaths and 242 in hospital
24 Jan 2023There have been 13,880 new cases of Covid-19 over the past week, the Ministry of Health has reported.
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China reports almost 13,000 additional Covid-19-related deaths
22 Jan 2023China has reported almost 13,000 deaths related to Covid-19 in hospitals between 13 and 19 January, adding to the nearly 60,000 in the month-or-so before that.
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Japan to consider downgrading Covid-19 to less serious infectious disease
20 Jan 2023Japan will consider revising Covid-19 measures as early as this spring, says Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
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