The latest on Auckland’s Delta outbreak will be revealed at 1pm as experts suggest a drop in alert levels could be on the cards next week provided case numbers continue […]
Covid 19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: Sex during hospital visits a high risk activity, potentially – Dr Ashley Bloomfield
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield today clarified that they advise against having sexual intercourse during hospital visits, regardless of Covid-19 status or alert levels. […]
Covid-19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: School’s back as experts call for open windows, masks; Finance Minister’s rosy economic outlook
Thousands of kids poured through the school gates into classrooms around the country this morning, with many older students reportedly wearing masks as per the Government’s recommendations. While home schooling […]
Covid 19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: 29 staff at Middlemore Hospital stood down after identified as close contacts
Twenty-nine staff at Middlemore Hospital are close contacts of a Covid-19 case and have been stood down for 14 days, the Ministry of Health said tonight. Eleven of the 29 […]
Covid-19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: PM Jacinda Ardern announces NZ outside of Auckland will shift to ‘Delta level 2’ at midnight tomorrow
All of New Zealand – except for Auckland – will move to alert level 2 at 11.59pm on Tuesday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced. However, new level 2 rules […]
Covid 19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: Hope for Auckland as new cases slow, but experts warn of long tail
Aucklanders will head into the weekend with a sliver of hope that the latest Covid-19 outbreak might be slowly coming under control. Case numbers that peaked in the 80s last […]
French Q2 growth revised up to 1.1%
FILE PHOTO: People walk on the esplanade of La Defense in the financial and business district of La Defense, west of Paris, France March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo FuentesPARIS (Reuters) – […]
Covid 19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: Jane Clifton – Delta joins a catalogue of issues the Govt is struggling with
OPINION: The seemingly inevitable arrival of the Delta variant joins the catalogue of issues the Government is struggling with. By Jane Clifton. As The Hobbit author JRR Tolkien observed, it […]
Covid-19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: Daffodil Day – fighting cancer during lockdown
Today is the first time in 31 years the Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day street appeal can’t go ahead across the entire country, because of the Delta outbreak and just a […]
Covid 19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: Locations of interest include Aucklands Aotea Centre and west Auckland supermarket
The Ministry of Heath have released a number of new locations of interest including new locations at the University of Auckland. The new locations/ visits added were: • Whitaker Hall […]