A flurry of new imported COVID-19 cases has been announced today, with ten on the same flight from India. Twelve new cases […]
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Cross-country review highlights NZ’s COVID-19 strategy – Expert Reaction
A just-published policy review in The Lancet says more countries should consider taking a ‘zero-COVID’ approach to tackling the pandemic. An international team of […]
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Alert Level status quo stays a little longer – Expert Reaction
Aotearoa New Zealand will stay at its current Covid-19 Alert Level settings for at least another week to mitigate remaining […]
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Oxford vaccine trial on hold – Expert Reaction
An investigation is underway after a participant in the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine trial fell seriously ill. AstraZeneca is investigating whether […]
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A second COVID-19 death in Auckland – Expert Reaction
The former Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, Dr Joseph Williams QSO, has died in Auckland City Hospital. Dr Williams, who […]
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COVID-19 death in Auckland – Expert Reaction
A man in his 50s with a coronavirus infection has died in Middlemore Hospital’s intensive care unit. It is the first COVID-19 […]
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Racism in healthcare and COVID-19 – Expert Reaction
Two studies have documented the effects of inequity and racism in our healthcare system. A Te Pūnaha Matatini study shows the estimated […]
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Steroids help treat critically ill COVID-19 patients – Expert Reaction
A review of seven clinical trials finds corticosteroids improve the chance of survival for COVID-19 patients. The research pooled data from […]
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Auckland’s level three extension – Expert Reaction
Auckland will stay in Alert Level 3 for another 12 days. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern provided the update this evening […]
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Tracing community cases of COVID-19 – Expert Reaction
Efforts to track down the origin of the new cases of COVID-19 in the community are ongoing. Director-General of Health […]
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