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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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Dr Anthony Fauci: 'We're going to have to deal with the fact this virus does change'
9 Jul 2022Speaking to RNZ's Kim Hill, top US virus expert Dr Anthony Fauci says controlling the spread of Covid-19 is a vital part of reducing the emergence of new, stronger variants. Audio
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Covid-19 update: Hospital numbers soar, eight more deaths, 7461 new community cases
10 Jul 2022There has been a "significant increase" in the number of people in hospital with Covid-19 this weekend, with 7461 new community cases and eight further deaths also reported today.
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Illness, call centre demand leads Air NZ to revive Covid-19 flexible fares
10 Jul 2022The airline says it has been hearing from many passengers unable to travel due to illness as it warns of three-hour waits to get through to its call centre.
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Covid-19 update: 22 more deaths, including a child, 9307 new community cases
9 Jul 2022The Ministry of Health has reported 22 new deaths of people with Covid-19 - including a child - with another 9307 community cases recorded today.
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Covid-19 update: 9318 new community cases and 23 further deaths
8 Jul 2022There have been 9318 new community cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today, and 23 further deaths.
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New variants play a part as thousands contract Covid-19 twice
8 Jul 2022About 14,000 New Zealanders are known to have been infected with Covid-19 twice.
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Flu hospital cases surge ahead of Covid-19 at Middlemore Hospital
8 Jul 2022Flu is dwarfing Covid-19 when it comes to hospitalisations at one of the country's busiest hospitals.
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Covid-19 update: 10,710 new community cases, 15 further deaths
7 Jul 2022The Ministry of Health says the new cases of Covid-19 today show the recent rise in case numbers remains steady.
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Covid-19 update: 10,290 cases in community, 12 new deaths
6 Jul 2022A further 12 deaths of people with the coronavirus and 10,290 new community cases have been reported by the Ministry of Health.
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Australia opens its borders to unvaccinated travellers
Australia's international Covid-19 border restrictions have been lifted for international travellers, meaning overseas arrivals no longer have to prove they have been vaccinated against the virus.
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Schools worry winter illnesses and Covid-19 may hit even harder next term
6 Jul 2022Schools close for holidays at the end of the week and principals are worried that severe disruption from winter illnesses and Covid-19 will be even worse when they reopen.
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PM rules out imminent return to red traffic light setting despite case urge
5 Jul 2022Despite an increase in cases there is no need at present to return to the red traffic light setting, the prime minister says.
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What do we know about the latest Omicron subvariant BA.2.75?
5 Jul 2022A new Omicron subvariant circulating in India has been detected in NZ for the first time. Early evidence suggests it may be more successful in avoiding immunity than earlier variants.
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Mental health wellbeing worse since pandemic, Stats New Zealand survey shows
5 Jul 2022The Mental Health Foundation says while the pandemic has definitely played a role in people's worsening mental health wellbeing, Covid-19 can't cop all the blame.
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Covid-19: 24 deaths, 9629 new community cases as Omicron subvariant BA.2.75 detected
5 Jul 2022The Ministry of Health has revealed that the Omicron subvariant BA.2.75 has been detected in the country for the first time.
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Auckland school switches back to online learning
5 Jul 2022An Auckland school is going back to online learning for the last four days of this term, as winter illness wreaks havoc on staff and student numbers. Audio
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What the rise in Omicron cases means, and what you can do
4 Jul 2022Aotearoa is heading into the middle of winter, Covid-19 case numbers are rising, and health professionals warn it could mean a return to red restrictions.
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Business confidence drops to lowest since pandemic began
5 Jul 2022Business mood is downbeat as firms battle labour shortages, rising prices and interest rates, and face slowing demand.
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Police officer tested positive for Covid-19 after woman breathed in his face
4 Jul 2022A police officer tested positive for Covid-19 days after an angry woman detained in the back of a patrol car intentionally breathed in his face.
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Covid-19 update: Eight further deaths and 6498 new community cases
4 Jul 2022The Ministry of Health is also reporting an increase in the number of Covid-19-positive Waitematā inpatients, including an outbreak at a community site.
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'Significant' second wave of Omicron may already be here
4 Jul 2022New Zealand is facing a second wave of coronavirus infections as cases of the Omicron subvariant BA.5 spread around the country. Audio
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Australia scraps Covid-19 vaccination requirements for international arrivals
Foreign travellers arriving in Australia will no longer need to be vaccinated against Covid-19 from Wednesday morning.
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Covid-19 update: 11 further deaths, 4924 new community cases
3 Jul 2022Another 11 deaths of people with Covid-19 and 4924 new community cases of the coronavirus have been reported in New Zealand today.
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Photo essay: The anti-mandate occupation of Parliament's grounds, then and now
3 Jul 2022Photo essay - Four months ago police forcibly ended a 23 day anti-mandate occupation at Parliament's grounds. See the difference between the damaged grounds and their restored state.
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