Victoria: new Covid-19 cases in 1890, five deaths
The state of Victoria in Australia has recorded 1890 new locally acquired cases of Covid-19. Five more people were killed, bringing the total death toll...
With free fish and chips, a restaurant owner gets behind vaccinations.
In Christchurch today, the offer of free fish and chips for everyone who received a dose of the Pfizer vaccine was well received. Anton Matthews...
Today’s Covid-19 update includes 34 new cases in the community.
Today, 34 new community cases have been reported in New Zealand, with no cases reported in Northland since the region was placed on alert level...
After dealing with a positive case, a police officer became infected with Covid-19.
After an incident on Tuesday involving a woman who later tested positive for the virus, an Auckland police officer tested positive for Covid-19. Photo: 123rf.com...
Today’s Covid-19 update includes 44 new cases in the community.
The Ministry of Health has reported 44 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today, including three in Waikato. There was no press conference today....
Covid-19 update: 29 new cases were reported in the community today, including five in Waikato.
According to the Ministry of Health, there are 29 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today, with five in Waikato. Photo: 123rf Speaking at...
NSW makes’significant changes’ to the roadmap following the Covid-19 lockdown.
Premier Dominic Perrottet has announced "major changes" to NSW's Covid-19 exit strategy, as the state recorded 587 new locally acquired cases in the 24 hours...
Certificates for the Covid-19 vaccine: How do they work, and what questions remain?
According to a computer systems engineer, the government will need to provide more details on how vaccine certificates will work for those who are unable...
The Prime Minister has announced the certification of the Covid-19 vaccine.
Cabinet has agreed to the use of vaccine certificates in New Zealand, according to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo: Pool / Stuff / Robert Kitchin...
Covid-19 has 24 community cases, with 18 in Auckland and six in Waikato.
Today, there are 24 new Covid-19 cases in the community, with 18 of them in Auckland. The other six are in the Waikato. Three of...
Covid-19: There are 29 new community cases today as the Cabinet prepares to make a decision on alert levels.
Today, 29 new Covid-19 community cases have been reported in New Zealand, as Cabinet prepares to decide on alert levels. File photo. Photo: RNZ /...
Covid-19: Another exposure event at Middlemore Hospital’s Emergency Department
Middlemore Hospital has reported another possible exposure event after a person who went to the ER last night tested positive for Covid-19. File photo Photo:...
The Covid antiviral pill can cut the risk of hospitalisation in half.
Molnupiravir is the first oral antiviral treatment for Covid to report clinical trial results. Photo: Merck An experimental treatment for severe According to preliminary clinical...
Briefing on Covid-19: Deputy Prime Minister: ‘We must not become complacent.’
The number of Covid-19 cases may be "relatively stable," but the country cannot afford to become complacent, according to the deputy prime minister, who is...
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...
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...
Briefing for Covid-19: ‘Delta’s tail is lengthy and robust.’ – P.M.
As Auckland awaits word on whether it will be reduced to a lower alert level this week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has assured the country...
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,...
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...