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Major changes made to Australia's Covid isolation rules
Australia's mandated isolation period will be reduced from seven days to five.
Focus: Kelvyn Alp addresses media outside court
Kelvyn Alp, one of the hosts of far-right conspiracy theory website Counterspin Media has faced media outside court. Video / NZ Herald
The growing evidence that Covid-19 is leaving people sicker
Financial Times: Covid may leave people susceptible to a huge range of other conditions.
'F*** you Dr Fauci': US TV host's extraordinary on-air rant
Megyn Kelly has demanded that Fauci answer questions from lawmakers.
Nine Covid-related deaths, 2318 new community cases today
There are 357 people in hospital with the virus, including seven in intensive care.
'He has no right': Stores hit back after Napier man rips down mask signs, claims 'moral authority'
"He has no right to be walking into the stores and defacing people's property."
Police arrest and charge far-right Counterspin Media pair
It is understood that police arrested and charged Kelvyn Alp and Hannah Spierer with allegedly distributing an objectionable publication. Video / NZ Herald
If you're suffering after being sick with Covid, it's not just in your head
NYT: History is littered with examples of postviral illnesses medicine doesn't understand.
Man tests positive for Covid, Monkeypox and HIV at same time
Scientists say it's the first known case of simultaneous infection with all three viruses.
How NZ's Covid isolation period could be shortened
Smarter isolation regime could cut transmission while enabling many to leave home earlier.
Live: 2780 new cases, 20 Covid-related deaths
An expert says there are areas in which our pandemic response could be improved.
Covid pill showed no benefit in younger adults
The Biden administration has spent more than $10 billion purchasing the drug.
Long Covid: Teen losing months off school
Exhausted teen Jaime Warrington is struggling to return to her normal sporty life.
Covid 19: How many lives did NZ's pandemic response save?
NZ remains one of only nine countries with negative excess mortality since pandemic began.
Live: 3693 new cases, 35 Covid-related deaths
The Ministry of Health reveals the latest Covid-19 figures.
Focus Live: Brian Tamaki's anti-government protest in Wellington
Thousands of anti-government protesters led by Brian Tamaki march to Parliament Tuesday morning. Video / NZ Herald
Medical adviser who defied Trump's Covid response to retire
President's chief medical adviser continued to speak out after being sidelined by Trump.
Covid compliance plummets - poll
People are following Covid guidance less, the Government has found.
Explained: The Novavax shot just approved as a booster
Novavax's Nuvaxovid has gained expanded provisional approval as first and second booster.
Focus: Roads closed and concrete blocks in place as Wellington braces for protest
Roads have been closed, concrete blocks moved in, and temporary fencing installed around Parliament on Monday evening as the city braces for the anti-government protest. Video / NZ Herald
Live: 9 virus-related deaths; 2706 new cases, 432 in hospital
NZ's rolling Covid-19 case average continues to tumble after topping 10,000 last month.
Covid-19: What will drive NZ's next wave?
NZ's next Covid-19 wave will likely be driven by an entirely new variant, experts say.
Scientists hope taking a puff on a new inhaler could stop you getting Covid
The treatment works by sending nanoparticles into the lungs.
Covid latest: 15 virus-related deaths; 2100 new cases and 436 people in hospital
There are 436 people in hospital with the virus, including seven in intensive care.
Covid: 3302 new cases, 10 deaths as dominant strain of virus emerges
There are 467 people in hospital with seven in ICU.
Omicron outbreak: 3805 new cases, 16 virus-linked deaths, new results reveal dominant strain
New data shows BA.5 is by far the most dominant strain of Omicron in New Zealand.
Covid can cause brain disorders two years after infection, study shows
Financial Times: The impact was most marked in people aged 65 and over.
Waikato Hospital ward in lockdown after Covid spreads
The situation was described as 'ongoing and difficult to control'.
Covid: 4540 new cases; 473 in hospital, 16 deaths
Case numbers are trending down. Has NZ turned a corner with the virus?
Māori business leaders feel the Covid strain
Half of Māori business leaders feeling less mentally healthy than normal thanks to virus.
Fears over conspiracy-driven school board candidates
Number of people standing who oppose Covid-19 measures such as face masks and vaccine.
Once nearly Covid-free, this island confronts an outbreak
New York Times: It was one of the last places on the planet to see its first Covid cases.
Covid in NZ has 'turned a corner': 496 in hospital today, 16 virus-linked deaths
"We are continuing to track at the lower of what modelling suggested this winter."