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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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Covid-19 data visualisations: NZ in numbers
15 Aug 2023Track the very latest Covid-19 data in New Zealand, with new charts on the current trends from RNZ data journalist Farah Hancock.
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NZ's only publicly funded Long Covid clinic to close
31 Aug 2023The Christchurch clinic will shut up shop after a short, five-month run. A patient has concerns about the impact the closure will have on her health.
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Keeping an eye on highly mutated Covid-19 variant BA.2.86
30 Aug 2023Explainer - A new Covid-19 variant - BA.2.86 - is causing concern over its large number of mutations. So what is being done to monitor this "radically different" variant in New Zealand?
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Covid-19 update: 3484 new cases, 22 deaths
28 Aug 2023There have been 3484 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week and 22 further deaths.
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Why targeted protection is now the best strategy against Covid
24 Aug 2023Opinion - Interventions to decrease the rate of Covid infections are sensible, but not at any cost, a group of academics write. Here's what the science shows us about protection strategies.
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Disabled people forgotten in jettisoning of last Covid-19 rules
22 Aug 2023Opinion - Disabled people have once again been overlooked as the last of the Covid-19 rules were ended by the government last week, Chris Ford writes.
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Covid-19 update: 3953 new cases, a further 12 deaths
21 Aug 2023There have been 3953 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand and a further 12 deaths attributed to the virus over the past week.
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Education sector says international students flooding back into country
19 Aug 2023The education sector says the country's recovery from the Covid-19 slump in international students is well under way. Audio
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Covid-19 restrictions dropped: What you need to know
15 Aug 2023Explainer - The last remaining Covid-19 mandates have been dropped by the government, so what does this mean for Kiwis now? RNZ is here to clear it all up. Audio
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Judge reverses suspension of GP who shared misinformation about Covid-19 vaccine
15 Aug 2023A Wellington District Court Judge has upheld an appeal of the Medical Council's suspension of a GP over conduct relating to Covid-19.
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Te Whatu Ora releases damning report it previously used whistleblowing laws to keep secret
15 Aug 2023A damning report Te Whatu Ora kept hidden for months using whistleblowing laws has finally been released.
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Covid-19 mandates end but don't ditch all mask-wearing, self-isolation - GPs
15 Aug 2023A GPs advocacy group says that practices learned from Covid-19, like staying home when sick or wearing masks in health facilities, should remain in place to halt the spread of infectious diseases. Audio
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Watch: Govt scraps remaining Covid-19 restrictions
14 Aug 2023The government is scrapping all remaining Covid-19 restrictions including masks in hospitals, effective from tomorrow.
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Covid-19 update: 5372, 20 further deaths and 171 in hospital
14 Aug 2023There have been 5372 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week and 20 further deaths.
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Covid-19 update: 4645 new cases, 10 further deaths and 160 in hospital
7 Aug 2023There have been 4645 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week and 10 further deaths.
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Covid-19 self-isolation requirement could soon be relaxed
1 Aug 2023Most Covid-19 rules were dropped last September but the seven-day self-isolation period for people who have the virus has remained.
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Covid-19 update: 3615 new cases, 22 deaths
31 Jul 2023There have been 3615 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week and 22 further deaths.
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Covid-19 update: 3764 new cases, 24 deaths
24 Jul 2023Of the new cases, 1844 were reinfections - close to half.
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Covid-19 update: 4332 new cases, 13 further deaths
17 Jul 2023There have been 4332 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week and 13 further deaths.
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Covid-19: 6578 new cases and 21 further deaths
3 Jul 2023There have been 6578 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week, and 21 further deaths.
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Millionaires campaign for ministry to claw back Covid-19 wage subsidies
2 Jul 2023A petition demanding the Ministry of Social Development claw back billions of dollars in Covid-19 wage subsidies has got more than 10,000 signatures.
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Covid-19 update: 7702 new cases, 181 people in hospital
26 Jun 2023There were 7702 new cases Covid-19 reported in Aotearoa in the week to midnight on Sunday, and a further 40 deaths attributed to the virus.
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'Particularly concerning': Covid-19 pandemic still hurting students' grades
22 Jun 2023The Education Review Office says some learners are now more than a year behind where they should be.
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Covid-19 update: 8544 new cases, 39 further deaths linked to virus
19 Jun 2023There were 8544 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Aotearoa in the week to midnight on Sunday, and a further 39 deaths attributed to the virus.
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