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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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North Korea: More than a million Covid-19 cases feared
Kim Jong-un has lambasted health officials and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, as a wave of Covid-19 cases sweeps through the country.
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Boost for small towns as full calendar of shearing events planned
17 May 2022Hopes are high for the return of competitive shearing events after two years of Covid-19 restrictions saw all but 14 events abandoned last season.
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Southland Hospital defends lockdown: 'We don't do this lightly'
17 May 2022Southland Hospital was closing wards to ensure staff did not get infected, amid "significant staffing shortages", the head of the DHB's Covid-19 response said. Audio
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Multiple Covid-19 exposures close Southland Hospital wards
16 May 2022Southland Hospital has abruptly closed three of its wards to all visitors because of what it is describing as multiple Covid-19 exposures.
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Covid surges in Australia: 'The numbers are extraordinary'
15 May 2022Australia has become a world leader in a very unwanted way - the amount of people to be infected with Covid-19 per-capita.
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Covid-19 update: Five more deaths, 7061 new community cases reported in NZ
16 May 2022Five people have died with Covid-19 and another 7061 cases are confirmed in the community, the Ministry of Health says.
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About half the population will have been infected with Covid-19 - modeller
16 May 2022Based on what has been seen overseas and on the modelling, about half of the population will have been infected with Covid-19, says Te Pūnaha Matatini contagion modeller Dion O'Neale. Audio
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Up to 8-week wait for doctor's appointment in Dunedin
16 May 2022Dunedin has more GPs than many areas but Covid-19 is putting already stretched services under more pressure, and many practices are turning away new patients.
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Covid: What will the pandemic look like in North Korea?
15 May 2022For almost two-and-a-half years, North Korea has stuck to its claim it has seen no cases of Covid-19. Not any more.
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North Korea's Kim says epidemic a 'great turmoil' as 21 new deaths reported
The North Korean leader has called for an all-out battle to overcome the spread of Covid-19 in the country.
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Shanghai aiming for zero-Covid at community level by mid-May - city official
13 May 2022Shanghai is aiming to reach zero-Covid at the community level in the next few days and will then start to steadily ease traffic restrictions and open shops, the city's deputy mayor Wu Qing said on…
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Employers association wants household contact isolation ended
15 May 2022An employer's association wants the seven day isolation period for household contacts of Covid-19 cases to be scrapped.
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Covid-19 update: 15 more deaths, 5745 new cases
15 May 2022Fifteen more deaths of people with Covid-19 have been reported today, with another 5745 new community cases also recorded.
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Surgeries, clinics on hold as thousands prepare to strike
15 May 2022Many elective surgeries and clinics nationwide are set to be deferred as 10,000 allied health workers walk off the job for 24 hours.
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Thousands of nursing vacancies set to test hospitals over winter - union
15 May 2022One of the heads of the Nurses Union says New Zealand's public health system is short 4000 nurses heading into winter.
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tests positive for Covid-19
14 May 2022Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed that she has tested positive for Covid-19, and will miss Budget day Thursday.
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MP Phil Twyford pulls out of Timor-Leste trip after positive Covid-19 test
14 May 2022Twyford is the second Labour MP to test positive today, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern earlier revealing she had also contracted the virus.
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'The system is so stretched' - Nurses, doctors say border changes not enough
14 May 2022Doctors and nurses organisations are not happy with the government's mmigration and border changes, saying it won't help a system under severe strain.
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North Korea reports first Covid-19 death after 350,000 sickened with fever
13 May 2022At least one person confirmed to have Covid-19 has died in North Korea and hundreds of thousands have shown fever symptoms, state media said on Friday.
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Covid-19 briefing: 'Half of actual cases are being reported' - Bloomfield
13 May 2022Thousands of new cases of Covid-19 are being reported every day in NZ, but this is likely to be half of the number of actual cases, Dr Ashley Bloomfield says. Watch the latest Omicron briefing here.
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Updated vaccine pass to be rolled out - Hipkins
13 May 2022An optional updated vaccine pass will include booster information, and will be available to people who have had Covid-19 in the past three months.
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Covid-19 update: 7441 new cases, 29 deaths - including five under 40
13 May 2022There have been 7441 new community cases of Covid-19 and another 29 further deaths reported today, including five people aged under 40.
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NZ likely to be hit with second wave during winter: Covid-19 modeller
13 May 2022As immunity wanes, people who have already had Covid-19 could get it again, modeller Michael Plank says. Audio
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Leave cancelled, staff under pressure as Canterbury DHB sees high Covid-19 cases
13 May 2022Canterbury District Health Board is still grappling with high numbers of Omicron cases weeks after it thought it would be over the worst.
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