Philip Hill
Bizarre the govt hasn't bolstered contact tracing, says public health professor
A public health expert reviewing the government's contact tracing strategy says it's bizarre that system capacity hasn't been increased, given its cost-effectiveness compared to spiralling cases and… Audio
Covid-19: Delta shifting goal posts on tracing system - expert
A contact tracing expert says the Delta strain is shifting the goal posts on the country's tracing system, helping to put it under more pressure.
More tracers are being urgently recruited around the… Audio
Genomic link in Delta outbreak 'a game-changer' - epidemiologist
Professor Philip Hill is an epidemiologist on two government Covid-19 advisory groups.
He told Checkpoint the genomic link to a New South Wales returnee is "a game-changer" for stopping the spread in… Video, Audio
Health expert Professor Philip Hill on Covid-19 latest
Today marks a fourth straight day without any new cases of Covid-19 being found in the community.
More than 68,000 tests have been processed in the last week - but a number of results are still… Video, Audio
Contact tracing expert warns Auckland faces battle
As new details emerge about the circumstances that put Auckland back into lockdown - including that the new cases had contact with an infected family during the last one, how difficult is it going to… Audio
Extreme caution advised on lockdown D Day
Contact tracing expert Professor Philip Hill is warning the government must be very careful before it decides to drop the strict Covid-19 alert level down to level 3. Yesterday the Ministry of Health… Audio
Feature Guest - Philip Hill
Philip Hill, infectious disease researcher based at Otago University Centre for International Health. Audio