Chinese police clash with Covid test factory workers after sackings
Videos show protests erupting in the city of Chongqing following reported dismissals.
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OPINION: Letters on New Zealand's detractors, the port and Covid cases.
WHO’s warning about new Covid ‘super-variant’
Expert reveals the detail that will determine our true risk of sub-variant.
China suspends social media accounts of Covid policy critics
It comes as country rolls back harsh anti-virus restrictions, leading to surge in cases.
UK PM calls crisis meeting over struggling health system
Covid, winter flu season, staff shortages, strikes add up to long waits for patients.
Beds run out at Beijing hospital as Covid surge continues
The crisis follows China's abandonment of its most severe virus restrictions last month.
'Minimal public health risk to NZ': No Covid restrictions on travellers from China - Govt
Voluntary Covid test, wastewater testing announced as virus runs rampant in China.
More than 22,000 Covid cases over past week, 56 further deaths
Eight peope are in ICU with the virus.
Mandatory Covid-19 testing for China travellers overreaction, NZ officials reported saying
Case numbers in China are thought to be surging.
Experts raise concerns as new Covid strain rips through US and UK
XBB15 first emerged in New York and has quickly exploded across the state.
National backs pre-travel Covid testing on travellers from China
Leader Christopher Luxon supports moves for travel restrictions.
Govt to assess Covid risk of travellers from China as Australia introduces testing of passengers
The move comes after Australia moves to introduce mandatory testing.
Focus: NZ Delta Outbreak | Friday 31st December
Dec 31, 2021: Today's update comes as Auckland prepares for large New Year's Eve crowds to be allowed to gather for the first time since August. Video / NZ Herald
Focus: New Year Honours 2023 - Sir Ashley Bloomfield
The man who led NZ's Covid-19 response in a pandemic has now been knighted to become Sir Ashley Bloomfield. Video / Marty Melville
China's Covid-19 deaths hitting ‘9000 a day’ - experts
Experts fear the worst is yet to come as evidence shows the virus is not under control.
Missing bags misery: Airline group head ‘feels’ passengers’ frustration
Resources may be stretched even thinner with the return of tourists from China.
US economy can still pull off ‘soft landing’
Financial Times: Biden administration sees large-scale investments blunting downturn.
Doctor explains: Why you haven't caught Covid yet
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Lack of info on China’s Covid-19 surge stirs global concern
It comes after China said it would start reissuing passports and visas for Lunar New Year.
No plans to Covid test travellers from China as other nations impose restrictions
China resumes travel for citizens who wish to go overseas from next week.
US will require Covid-19 testing for travellers from China
The US will join other nations in imposing restrictions because of a surge of infections.
China to resume issuing passports, fuelling infection fears as virus surges
The tourism move is China's latest big step away from its harsh Covid restrictions.
Covid 19: Child under 10 among today's reported Covid deaths, 32,010 new cases last week
The update comes after Kiwis scattered the country to celebrate Christmas.
China races to vaccinate elderly amid Covid surge, but many reluctant
China has eased rules on testing, quarantine and movement, and cases are surging.
Why I don’t buy the PM’s summer Covid message
Why did we spend last summer in the trenches, and this summer in the sunshine?
A Covid Christmas: Past the peak or not reporting?
Cases plummet but does this mean we have seen the peak of this latest wave?
China’s Covid-19 outbreak could cripple iPhone production
Move away from zero-Covid policy threatens supply chain chaos.
China’s Covid-19 surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant
The country of 1.4 billion has largely abandoned its “zero-Covid” policy.
'Celebrating Christmas': Bethlehem rebounds from pandemic
Tourism is the economic lifeblood of the occupied West Bank town.
Late postal deliveries double as Covid takes toll
Service struggling to keep up with unprecedented demand while recovering from pandemic.
Covid 19: How common are severe side effects from vaccines?
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Govt didn't really need to underwrite business loans in 2020/21
Treasury-commissioned report card of Business Finance Guarantee Scheme published.