COVID-19: Russia has recorded 700+ deaths per day since July; global toll is down by 10%.
Russia remains a coronavirus hotspot, with over 700 deaths every day since early July, while the global toll has dropped 10% and cases have dropped...
‘Fear does not work with unvaccinated people.’ Sir John Key’s
Former Prime Minister Sir John Key believes the government should use its chequebook to get people vaccinated rather than relying on fear tactics. Sir John,...
Covid-19 update: Nine new community cases were reported today.
The Ministry of Health reports that the number of new Covid-19 community cases in New Zealand has dropped to single digits for the first time...
Covid-19 update: 15 new community cases in NZ, all in Auckland, according to the ministry
According to the Health Ministry, there are 15 new community cases of Covid-19, all of which are in Auckland. This brings the total number of...
Update on the Covid-19 cases: 23 new community cases have been reported.
According to the Ministry of Health, there are 23 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today, all in Auckland. Except for one, all of...
Malaysia has the sixth-highest COVID death rate in a week, while the rest of the world is down 5%.
Malaysia has become a coronavirus hotspot, with the sixth-highest number of deaths among nations last week despite ranking only 31st overall, as global fatalities and...
The Prime Minister on the Cabinet’s decision on the level of alert
Auckland will be placed on alert level 3 at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday night and will remain there for at least two weeks, Prime Minister...
A prisoner in Auckland has tested positive for Covid-19.
It was announced today that a man on remand at Mt Eden prison tested positive for Covid-19. Mt. Eden Correctional Facility Diego Opatowski for RNZ...
Today’s Covid-19 update includes 20 new community cases in New Zealand.
The number of new Covid-19 community cases has risen following many days of decline, with 20 new cases recorded in Auckland today. There was no...
Covid-19: A truck driver who crossed the border tested positive for cocaine.
Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield disclosed today that one of today's new community cases was a truck driver who had crossed the Auckland boundary. Dr....
Briefing for Covid-19: Gathering limits may increase under level two
If Auckland does reduce its warning level next week, the prime minister says the rest of the country will also see some relaxation of the...
Covid-19 community update: 13 new cases
The Health Ministry revealed today that there are 13 new cases of Covid-19 in the community, all of which are in Auckland. Dr. Ashley Bloomfield,...
Bloomfield advises against using social media. Misinformation about Covid-19
False social media claims about immunizations, natural immunity, and the prescription medicine Ivermectin have been refuted by the Director-General of Health. Speaking at today's media...
Covid-19: 33 new community cases on September 13 – Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health has verified that 33 new community cases of Covid-19 have been detected today. The ministry also announced three new cases in...
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has stated that Auckland will remain in lockdown for another week.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has declared that Auckland will remain in Covid-19 alert level 4 for another week, until 11.59 p.m. on Tuesday. Watch it...
A pair from Auckland will face charges after flying to Wanaka.
A couple who used their essential worker status at a border post to travel to Hamilton and then flew to their vacation home in Wanaka...
Day 26 of the Covid-19 Delta outbreak: What happened?
Today, the number of new community cases reduced marginally to 20, while Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern signed a deal with Denmark to deliver 500,000 doses...
Briefing on Covid-19: New Denmark agreement for 500k vaccination doses
Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand's Prime Minister, has announced a new agreement with Denmark for 500,000 extra doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General...
Covid-19 update: Today, 20 new community cases were reported in New Zealand.
Today, the number of new community cases in New Zealand has reduced to 20. Photo: Pool / NZME Speaking at today's media update, Director-General...
Vaccinated people are 10 times less likely to be hospitalised as a result of the COVID-19 Delta variant.
People fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are more than 10 times less likely to be hospitalized following infection and more than 10 times less likely to...
Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for workers elicits both favour and criticism.
The reaction to President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine measures – mandating inoculation for federal employees and contractors and establishing restrictions for major private enterprises –...
Nurses are obliged to deal with unidentified visitors alone.
When nurses at Auckland City Hospital are already stretched tight, they are forced to police visitors who violate bubble rules and do not wear masks...
Update on Covid-19: 23 new community cases were reported today.
In New Zealand today, 23 new instances of Covid-19 in the community were recorded, more than doubling the number reported yesterday. Photo: 123rf.com There was...
There are 1,599 new COVID-19 cases in NSW, with eight deaths.
In the 24 hours leading up to 8 p.m. yesterday, New South Wales documented 1599 locally acquired Covid-19 cases. During the reporting period, there were...
Biden’s problems All federal employees must be immunised against COVID-19.
President Joe Biden announced new COVID-19 vaccine obligations for federal employees on Thursday, aiming to vaccinate roughly two-thirds of the American workforce. Biden signed a...
Nearly 69K COVID-19 instances and 17K nursing home deaths went uncounted, according to a study.
An analysis published Thursday by JAMA Network Open indicated that about 69,000 more COVID-19 cases and 17,000 more deaths occurred in nursing homes in the...
The state of New South Wales has reported nine deaths and 1542 new Covid-19 cases.
In just 24 hours, New South Wales has reported 1542 new locally acquired Covid-19 cases and 9 deaths, while paramedics warn the volume of infected...
Briefing on Covid-19: The second round of revival support payments has been announced.
The administration has announced the continuation of the Covid-19 Resurgence Support Payment in a second phase. Dr. Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health, and Deputy Prime...
Today’s Covid-19 update includes 11 additional community cases reported in New Zealand.
Today's new daily Covid-19 community case counts have reduced to 11. Photo: NOBEASTSOFIERCE/Science Photo Library via AFP There were also six new cases in managed...
Covid-19 case update: 13 new community cases have been recorded in New Zealand today.
Today's new daily Covid-19 community case counts have reduced to 13, all in Auckland. File image. Photo: 123rf.com At today's media conference, Director-General of Health...
Briefing on Covid-19: Spain provides 250,000 extra vaccination doses to New Zealand
More than 250,000 more doses of the Pfizer vaccine are currently on its way to New Zealand from Spain, according to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern....
Māori is still lagging behind on Covid-19 vaccinations: ‘We need to do something different.’
According to a Mori leader, a new method is urgently needed to entice young Mori to their Covid-19 immunizations. Mori are still lagging behind in...
The Crowne Plaza’s public atrium was host to a Covid-19 briefing: ‘very unlikely’ community epidemic.
According to Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins, the source of the current Covid-19 community outbreak is still unknown after a "major" study showed the possibility...
Delta’s potential psychological consequences include languishing, exhaustion, and stigma.
Analysis - If New Zealand stays under various levels of restriction, the psychological toll of the Delta outbreak may begin to emerge, even as lockdown...
Lifou, New Caledonia, has been verified as the site of a Covid-19 outbreak.
According to the Loyalty Islands provincial administration in New Caledonia, four people on the island of Lifou have tested positive for Covid-19. According to an...
Experts warn that South Auckland solutions are essential since the Delta thrives on inequity.
According to experts, the government should prioritise additional finance and health resources for South Auckland, which will continue to be New Zealand's front line in...
COVID-19 unemployment benefits are set to expire, affecting millions of people.
After 18 months of operation, the nation's expansion of unemployment benefits came to a stop this weekend and will most likely remain so. From April...
Day 20 of the Covid-19 Delta outbreak: What happened?
Photo: RNZ, AFP, Pool NZME Apart from Auckland, the rest of the country will be reduced to level 2, with officials concerned about a steep...
What has changed with alert level 2 in ‘Delta 2’?
Photo: 123rf / Elizaveta Galitckaia The government has stated that New Zealand will be placed on alert level 2 at 11:59 p.m. tomorrow, with...
Each week, the world’s COVID-19 deaths and cases decrease by 8%.
Despite over 65,000 deaths and nearly 4.3 million cases in the previous week, the global coronavirus is levelling off with 8% drops in each category,...
Misinformation in the foreign media knocks ‘Saint Jacinda’ off her pedestal.
Opinion - After continuously lauding New Zealand's prime minister as "Saint Jacinda," certain international media outlets are now gleefully highlighting her purported failure with the...
Covid-19 6 September update: 20 new community cases in New Zealand today
Today, there are 20 new Covid-19 community cases in New Zealand. Photo: 123rf.com In a statement, the Ministry of Health also said there were three...
New 1281 Covid-19 cases are reported in NSW, with five deaths.
In the 24 hours leading up to 8 p.m. yesterday, New South Wales recorded 1281 new locally acquired Covid-19 infections. Health workers conduct Covid-19 tests...
A British vaccine panel advises against universal COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged 12 to 15.
Despite a government drive to move forwards with a proposal, Britain's vaccine advisory committee has advised against universal COVID-19 vaccination for healthy children aged 12...
Covid-19 update: Today, 20 new community cases were reported in New Zealand.
According to the Ministry of Health, there were 20 new community cases of Covid-19 recorded today. Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health, stated at today's...
Is this enzyme associated with an increased risk of COVID-related death?
A University of Arizona study showed that an enzyme with a crucial involvement in severe inflammation may be a critical mechanism in COVID-19 severity and...
In Australia, there have been 1533 instances of Covid-19, with 190 cases in Victoria.
People queue for Covid-19 vaccination in Sydney. Photo: AFP On Covid-19, New South Wales had documented 1533 new locally acquired cases and four deaths. The...
Update on Covid-19: 20 additional community cases have been recorded in New Zealand, with one death.
The number of new Covid-19 community cases in New Zealand has dropped to 20 today, but one more death has been reported, according to the...
Moderna COVID-19 vaccination creates higher antibodies than Pfizer-BioNTech injection, according to a study.
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine appears to generate a stronger immune response than the Pfizer-BioNTech shot, which has a similar formulation, a study published Thursday by...
Elton John will release the ‘Lockdown Sessions’ album, which will feature a star-studded lineup.
Elton John will release a new album with collaborations from Dua Lipa, Lil Nas X, Miley Cyrus, and others. The 74-year-old singer and guitarist announced...