With the Auckland border reopening at 11.59pm tonight, police have revealed how the Northland checkpoints will operate. At 11.59pm tonight, the north and south borders will reopen but police are warning motorists the disestablishment of boundary checkpoints will take a…
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Covid 19 coronavirus Delta: Locations of interest for Rotorua announced
Locations of interest in Rotorua have been announced following two Covid-19 positive cases in the city. The Ministry of Health said anyone who was at the Rotorua Hospital main entrance waiting area and the Rotorua Hospital emergency department waiting room…
Not out of the woods: COVID cases rising in Western Europe
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Santa won’t be getting his traditional welcome in the Dutch city of Utrecht this year. The ceremonial head of Carnival celebrations in Germany’s Cologne had to bow out because he tested positive for COVID-19. And Austria…
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Why Govt is rethinking contact tracing
Digital tools like the NZ Covid Tracer app are about to become even more important to New Zealand’s pandemic response, experts say, as officials shift their contact tracing strategy to deal with heavy case counts. Whether contact tracing can keep…
Covid fourth wave hits Europe – rash of cases sweep from the east as vaccinations lag
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Covid 19 Delta outbreak: The virus has made its way to a small township of Stratford in Taranaki- Ngāti Ruanui
Delta has made its way to the small township of Stratford in Taranaki, according to Ngāti Ruanui. “We were notified last night of a strong positive Covid-19 wastewater test result, indicating the detection of the virus in the wastewater system…
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Seven more residents and a staff member test positive at Auckland rest home
A day after a positive Covid-19 case was announced at a west Auckland care home, seven residents and a staff member have tested positive for the virus. A fully vaccinated resident at Edmonton Meadows Care Home in Henderson tested positive…
Covid 19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: No jab, no job policy kicks in on November 15
Teachers who refuse to get a Covid vaccination will barred from entering childcare centres or school grounds after November 15 and will be committing an offence if they do so anyway, it has been confirmed. The Government had earlier set…
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Two cases in Christchurch including recent traveller from Auckland
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Covid 19 Delta outbreak: MIQ shake up – Cabinet considers shorter stays, home isolation for vaccinated travellers
A new case of Covid-19 has been identified in Waiuku. The infection was confirmed today in the rural town 40 kilometres southwest of Auckland. Waiuku Health Centre said it had taken its first positive swab test on Sunday and needed…