COVID-19

High alert persists in Northland and Waikato – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 October 202115 October 2021

Northland and parts of Waikato are to stay at Alert Level 3 for at least another five days. Among a […]

What do the latest Covid trends mean? – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A | Published: 12 October 202113 October 2021

The number of newly reported Covid-19 cases is growing in Aotearoa. Since Friday, it has reached the thirties or forties each day, with […]

New South Wales opens up for fully-vaccinated – Aus SMC Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 October 202113 October 2021

Sydney has partially eased Covid-19 restrictions for fully-vaccinated individuals after NSW reached its target of 70 per cent of the population […]

Covid shots mandated for health & education staff – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 October 202112 October 2021

All front-line staff who work in schools, early childhood education, and health & disability services, will soon be required to […]

Northland lockdown after Covid case moves “extensively” through the region – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 08 October 202108 October 2021

Northland will move to Alert Level 3 from midnight, after a single Covid case was detected. Covid-19 response Minister Chris […]

Long Covid gains official recognition – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 October 202108 October 2021

Long Covid now has a formal definition – setting out agreed symptoms and timeframes to help spot the common post-Covid condition. The World […]

Delta spreads beyond Level 3 border – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 October 202108 October 2021

Two new Covid cases are reported today from outside Waikato’s Alert Level 3 boundary – in areas currently under level 2 […]

Covid vaccine pass for large events – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 October 2021

A vaccine certificate will be needed to get into large events this summer, from as early as November. The pass will be mandatory […]

What the 3-step plan means for the rest of NZ – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A | Published: 05 October 202106 October 2021

Some of Auckland’s Covid constraints will be eased over time in a three-step plan, starting from midnight Tuesday. But will this increase the Covid […]

Staged easing of Auckland’s restrictions – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 October 202105 October 2021

Aucklanders are to stay in Alert Level 3, but some restrictions will be eased over time in a three-step plan, starting from tomorrow. Up to […]

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