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Sydney crisis: 239 new cases, Premier urges higher vaccination rates
The Sydney outbreak has now grown to 3,427 cases.
Warnings Delta 'could be anywhere' in Brisbane after 9 new cases
The state was plunged into lockdown after a medical student unknowingly spread the virus.
Florida breaks record with more than 21,000 new Covid cases
Florida reports the highest cases in one-day since the start of the pandemic.
Vaccination rollout 'racist and upholding privilege' - expert
The Ministry of Health says the vast discrepancies are due to a younger Māori population.
Four new Covid cases in MIQ as mass vaccination event draws to a close
The Ministry of Health is due to issue a Covid-19 update at 1pm.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: My grandmother died of Covid. She deserved a better farewell
OPINION: Feeling lonely must've been the cruellest ending for her.
Mass vaccination: More than 10,000 jabbed
The long queues from yesterday were evidently not present today.
Disney to require employees to get Covid jab
It is the latest US corporation to mandate Covid vaccines for its employees.
Three dead as Tokyo Covid cases explode, state of emergency extended
New cases have reached all-time record highs during the Olympics.
West African Covid cases escalate as vaccination rates remain low
Cases are increasing in West Africa as region's vaccinations lag behind richer nations.
Covid alert issued to Kiwi returnees from Queensland
Of the state's 57 current locations which had been exposed to Covid, 11 are tagged as new.
NSW cops stymie new lockdown protests after last weekend's chaos
NSW cops have impeded a repeat protest that rocked Sydney last weekend as cases soar.
Covid warning: Fears Delta strain 'more contagious than the common cold'
New CDC study finds vaccinated people carry same level of virus as unvaccinated.
Hospital contact of Fiji Covid case not symptomatic
The staffer would undergo testing on the fifth and 12th day of their stay in quarantine.
They refused the vaccine - now they want you to know they regret it
New York Times: Amid a resurgence of infections and deaths in the US, views are changing.
Panic buying in Queensland ahead of lockdown
Despite warnings from authorities, Queenslanders have flocked to the shops.
Sydney crisis: 210 new cases, lockdown protesters warned
Would-be lockdown protesters in Sydney have been warned to expect thousands of police.
Snap lockdown in Queensland after 6 new cases
Contact tracers are rushing to work out how a Brisbane student contracted the virus.
Te Rūnanga o Whaingaroa gears up for its first anniversary
Te Rūnanga o Whaingaroa staff run a bustling Covid-19 vaccination centre in Kaeo.
Patient's heartbreaking message before dying of Covid
His partner described the final moments she spent with the love of her life.
Covid-19 mass vaccination event continues in Auckland
Vaccinators in Auckland hope to get through about 11,500 bookings today and tomorrow.
Fiji reports 1163 new cases, six deaths - including a baby
Fiji has recorded 1163 new Covid-19 cases and six deaths in the 24 hours to 8am yesterday.
Japan expands virus emergency after record spikes amid Olympics
Tokyo has reported a record increase in Covid cases for three days in a row.
'Like going 20 rounds with Mike Tyson': Six young Kiwi athletes in US infected with Covid
The Kiwis attend different universities and met at an Airbnb in Arizona.
John Roughan: Vaccination centres are ready, let's fill them
OPINION: One day it will be amusing to recall the first Covid-19 vaccination.
Claire Trevett: A lot at stake in Govt's 'Olympics' of vaccinations
OPINION: It's a nice jab if you can get it. The trouble is in the getting.
Fiji mercy flight: NZ hospital worker in quarantine after 'PPE protocol incident'
The incident follows the relocation of an infected UN worker to Middlemore Hospital.
'The war has changed': Delta variant as contagious as chickenpox - US report
New York Times: An internal US report lays out a broader and grimmer view of the variant.
Sydney Covid outbreak: Fury after infected tradie leaves home
The incident comes days after another tradie was fined $10k for flouting restrictions.
Covid-infected UN worker flown from Fiji in 'dedicated, secure' ICU
There are no new cases of Covid-19 today and two new cases in managed isolation.
Inside the Fiji mercy flight: How infected UN staffer was 'cocooned'
The gravely-ill woman is now being treated in a dedicated, secure intensive care unit.
NSW records 170 cases, experts doubt latest restrictions will halt outbreak
The NSW Premier has said the outbreak is still likely to get worse before it gets better.
Lengthy wait times at Auckland mass vaccination event
The country's first mass vaccination event in Auckland is running behind schedule early.