Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that New Zealand will move to less restrictive Covid-19 Alert Levels at midnight tonight. […]
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Auckland case linked to November cluster – Expert Reaction
Genomic sequencing has linked the new community case of COVID-19 to the November quarantine cluster. The new case was announced […]
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This post was updated on the evening of 12 November 2020, following an update from the Ministry of Health. The […]
Continue readingCovid-19 vaccine promising results – Expert Reaction
Results from a trial of a leading vaccine suggest it could protect over 90% of people from Covid-19 infection. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine uses a new […]
Continue readingNovember quarantine cluster – Expert Reaction
The Ministry of Health has provided an update on the new cluster of COVID-19 cases which emerged in NZ over the […]
Continue readingNew community case of COVID-19 – Expert Reaction
There is one new community case of COVID-19 in New Zealand, Dr Ashley Bloomfield announced today. The person is a man […]
Continue readingAuckland moves to Alert Level 1 – Expert Reaction
Auckland will join the rest of New Zealand at Alert Level 1 on Wednesday night, Jacinda Ardern has announced. The […]
Continue readingCan we improve coronavirus testing? – Expert Q&A
Nearly a million Kiwis have been tested for COVID-19 since January. While nasal swabs and PCR analysis are currently the standard practice for […]
Continue readingSecuring a COVID-19 vaccine for New Zealand – Expert Reaction
The Government has today announced further investment in COVID-19 vaccine research and manufacturing. The Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, University […]
Continue readingFirst confirmed case of COVID-19 reinfection – Expert Reaction
A man in Hong Kong is the first confirmed case to have been infected with SARS-Co-V2 for a second time. Researchers in Hong […]
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