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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: Small town doctors worried about influx of holiday visitors
Anxious rural doctors are worried about coping with the threat of Covid as people flock to small holiday settlements this summer.
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Deportees waiting more than 200 days behind bars due to travel disruption
Some prisoners who have served their sentences have spent another 200 days behind bars waiting to be deported because of Covid-19 travel restrictions.
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Covid-19 update: Three new imported cases reported today
There have been three new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand's isolation facilities today while it was also revealed the Air NZ crew member who has tested positive was likely infected in the…
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Trailblazing country star Charley Pride dies from Covid
African-American country singer Charley Pride has died at the age of 86 due to complications from Covid-19, according to his website.
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US Covid vaccinations to begin on Monday
The US public will start receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine from Monday after it was authorised for emergency use, officials say.
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Covid-19: Genes hold clues to why some people get severely ill
Why some people with coronavirus have no symptoms and others get extremely ill is one of the pandemic's biggest puzzles.
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Covid-19: US readies vaccine rollout with deaths rising by 3000 per day
US officials have prepared for the most ambitious vaccination campaign in decades, with the first inoculations expected within days.
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Govt looks to regulate contactless payment fees for retailers
The government is moving ahead with its election promise to introduce regulation to bring down the fees banks charge retailers for paywave.
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Covid-19: Air NZ crew member tests positive after flight from US
An Air New Zealand crew member has tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving on a flight from America three days ago.
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Covid-19: Australia cancels vaccine development due to HIV false positives
Australia abruptly halted the production of a home-made vaccine against Covid-19 after trials showed it could interfere with HIV diagnosis.
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Covid vaccine: US experts recommend Pfizer vaccine approval
Medical experts advising the US Food and Drug Administration have recommended emergency approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine.
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The sanity clause: How Father Christmas beats the Covid conundrum
The pandemic might have grounded planes, trains and automobiles, but it won't be derailing the world's most famous sleigh.
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Covid-19 update: Six new imported cases since Wednesday
There have been six new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand's managed isolation and quarantine facilities today.
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Queensland opens borders to New Zealand
Queensland is opening its borders to travellers from New Zealand from 1am tomorrow.
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Ellen DeGeneres latest celebrity to test positive for Covid-19
The American comedian and chat show host says she's feeling fine and close contacts have been notified.
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US Covid-19 deaths top 3000-a-day for first time
At least 3112 US patients perished on Wednesday alone, surpassing the previous 3 December record of 2861 deaths.
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Covid-19: Vaccine documents hacked at EU medicines agency
The European Medicines Agency, which is assessing two Covid-19 vaccines, has launched a "full investigation" after the attack.
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Covid-19: UK allergy warning over Pfizer vaccine
Britain's medicine regulator advised that people with a history of significant allergic reactions should not have the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, after two people reported adverse reactions. Both were…
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Covid-19: More work needed on AstraZeneca vaccine trials - study
AstraZeneca and Oxford University have more work to do to confirm whether their Covid-19 vaccine can be 90 percent effective, a study shows.
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NZ watching deployment, data of Pfizer vaccine in UK - Bloomfield
New Zealand officials are keeping a close eye on the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine rollout in the UK before a vaccinations campaign is launched here.
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Covid-19: Bungle allows cargo ship crew to skip isolation protocols
A mistake by Taranaki health officials has resulted in the crew of an overseas cargo vessel being allowed shore leave before they completed Covid-19 isolation protocols.
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Covid-19 contact tracing app gets Bluetooth upgrade
A Bluetooth upgrade to the Covid-19 Tracer app is being launched today, but it is not a substitute for scanning the QR code.
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Rich countries hoarding Covid vaccines, says People's Vaccine Alliance
Rich countries are hoarding doses of Covid vaccines and people living in poor countries are set to miss out, a coalition of campaigning bodies warns.
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As vaccine draws closer, US tops 15 million Covid-19 cases
US coronavirus cases crossed 15 million as regulators moved a step closer to approving a Covid-19 vaccine and Britain started inoculating people.
