Covid 19
Covid-19: Wastewater results consistent with low case numbers, expert says
The Christmas holidays acted as a "circuit break", helping stop the most recent Covid-19 peak getting any higher, Dr David Welch says. Audio
Covid-19 case numbers dropping after Christmas
Rolling case numbers of Covid-19 are down, so have we passed the peak of the most recent outbreak?
The third covid wave of 2023 put a dampener on many people's Christmas holidays, but infected fewer… Audio
Covid-19 update: 13,880 new cases, 79 deaths and 242 in hospital
There have been 13,880 new cases of Covid-19 over the past week, the Ministry of Health has reported.
Japan to consider downgrading Covid-19 to less serious infectious disease
Japan will consider revising Covid-19 measures as early as this spring, says Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Why elimination should be the default global strategy for future pandemics
Opinion - An upgraded global response to future potential pandemic threats would give the best chance of eliminating new infectious diseases at source before they spread globally.
Those who lost relatives to Covid-19 in China angry at failure to protect elderly
As hundreds of millions of Chinese travel to reunite with families for the Lunar New Year, many will do so after mourning relatives who died in the latest Covid-19 wave.
Risk of debilitating illness from long Covid could grow - expert
A prominent epidemiologist says the risk of chronic and debilitating illness from long Covid could grow as more people are re-infected. Audio
Covid-19: Number of cases drops to 19,215, 57 deaths and 333 in hospital
The Ministry of Health is reporting another drop in the number of Covid-19 cases this week.
'Hundreds of thousands of deaths' - China's Covid death surge likely underreported
China has announced nearly 60,000 people with Covid-19 have died in hospital, a huge jump from previously reported figures, but a NZ expert says the real figure is likely much higher.
Covid-19: Optimism 'Year of the Rabbit' will improve on the past few
The rapid dismantling of the zero-tolerance policy "feels weird", writes BBC News reporter Stephen McDonell in Beijing.
Covid-19: 'Humiliated’ golf coach stood down for not being vaccinated wins employment case
Benjamin Harwood will receive more than $15,000 from his former employer after successfully arguing his dismissal was unjustified.
Trials for new combined Covid-19 and influenza vaccine
The Covid-19 kraken variant is now doing the rounds in NZ, while researchers look for possible new ways to vaccinate against the disease.
Across New Zealand trial participants are trying out a new… Audio
Covid-19: Fiji detects XBB.1.5 variant, starts border review
Fiji has announced it has detected the XBB.1.5 variant of Covid-19.
'I'm not a criminal, I'm a regular person': Charges dropped against Parliament protester
A woman who was one of the more than 250 people arrested during the anti-mandate vaccine protest at Parliament but has now had her charges dropped talks about the experience.
Covid-19: XBB.1.5 variant detected in New Zealand
Two Covid-19 cases have been found to have the XBB.1.5 variant, also known as 'Kraken'.
Concern over 'Kraken' strain of Covid-19, but NZ has tools to deal with it - expert
A new strain XBB.1.5, nicknamed 'Kraken', is spreading rapidly across the globe.
Could China's Covid-19 outbreak lead to the next variant of concern? Here's what the experts say
As China emerges from its Covid-zero cocoon, the country is experiencing an unprecedented surge in cases that's fuelling global concern over new variants.
The summer holidays are over - but did you get a break or Covid-19?
There are mixed feelings as people head back to work today after many Kiwis had Covid-19 for Christmas.
China's 'great migration' kicks-off under shadow of Covid-19
China is marking its first Lunar New Year since 2020 without Covid-19 domestic travel restrictions and more than 2 billion people are expected to travel over the next 40 days.
Covid-19 surge seems to be infecting mostly virus first-timers in Australia
Only one in five people who reported an infection in December were known to have had Covid-19 previously, according to the ACT government.