Lethal black fungus emerges in Covid patients across India
Hospitals report multiple daily cases of rare infection with a mortality rate of 50%.
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Coronavirus cases dramatically increase in Nepal
Coronavirus cases are surging in the mountainous nation of Nepal. Video / Agencia EFE / AP
Covid 19 vaccine developers set sights on cancer
Scientists hope to harness 'game-changing' techniques to defeat our deadliest foes.
Australian judge upholds ban on travellers from India
Temporary ban on returnees from Covid-ravaged country due to be lifted on Friday.
'Situation worse than India': Nation 'staring into Covid abyss'
The Covid-19 crisis is engulfing a mountainous nation of 30 million people.
Editorial: How about a beer with that vaccine shot?
Editorial: Efforts to encourage vaccine take-up overseas are getting a little desperate.
'High level of contagion': 'Unrecognised' Covid transmission in Sydney
Mystery still surrounds Sydney's Covid case.
The dream: International travel. The reality: Chaos and confusion
New York Times: A clash of wishful thinking and the hard truths of a relentless pandemic.
First flight from Sydney lands in NZ as travel bubble resumes
The pause was due to two confirmed Covid cases in the community in New South Wales.
Covid-19: No new cases in community or MIQ
The first flights from Sydney are due to touch down again this afternoon.
Sydney's Covid-19 'BBQ man' identified
The man visited several stores before being diagnosed with coronavirus.
Watch: Grant Robertson responds to pay freeze criticism
Finance Minister Grant Robertson is making a pre-Budget speech.
MIQ staff 'feel unable to report breaches'
Unite union says more of a "workers" voice' is needed to catch problems.
Money or the jab? High-risk workers miss vaccine appointments - can't afford pay cut
Port workers should get paid breaks to ensure they get the Covid-19 shot, union says.
Millions spent to bring home Kiwis stranded during pandemic
The Government has spent more than $6 million bringing stranded New Zealanders home.
India vaccine crisis: Death toll rises at record pace
Death toll rises as vaccine crisis hits India; more than 4000 deaths reported today.
NZ international air travel may not recover for five years - Forsyth Barr
Air travel may never return to pre-pandemic numbers growth.
Covid-19 restrictions in Sydney extended to prevent 'superspreading event'
NSW health authorities have yet to identify a 'missing link' in the chain of transmission.
No new Covid cases in community, 2 in MIQ, NSW bubble to resume tonight
The two new cases in MIQ are from the Philippines and Pakistan.
At India's funeral pyres, Covid-19 sunders the rites of grief
New York Times: India's cremation grounds bear a painful routine of trauma.
Covid-19: Chatham Islands population to be vaccinated in one go
Given the logistics, Chatham Islands residents to get their Covid-19 vaccines in one hit.
Risk of major Covid outbreak in Australia at highest level: expert
Expert warns Australia isn't out of woods, the "virus will win" as people socialise more.
Research lab's bizarre Covid-19 breakthrough
The virus has left scientists scurrying for solutions. But this may be the strangest yet
300,000 more women eligible for free breast scans in $55 million IT upgrade
Another $10m will be spent on scans for those who missed them because of Covid-19.
NZ's unluckiest Lotto winner: He won big five times. It turned his life upside down
"The man won Lotto but he's not a lucky man at all."
Investigation into deaths of two elderly Kiwis who received Pfizer vaccine
The two New Zealanders were aged in their 80s.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Sydney flight bubble to resume on Sunday
Travel bubble flights into Sydney were frozen on Thursday
Vodafone data outage across NZ causes headaches at Covid vaccination centres
Vodafone has reported customers have lost data for some fixed and mobile connections.
No new Covid-19 community cases, three in MIQ
The three new cases in MIQ come from France, the Maldives and Guatemala.
Russia's new Covid-19 vaccine as reliable as an AK-47, Putin says
Russia has authorised a single-dose version of the homegrown Sputnik V vaccine.
Black Caps star stranded in India after testing positive for Covid-19
He was just hours away from leaving the virus-ravaged country on a charter flight.
Did 4 per cent of Americans really drink bleach last year?
HBR: Report claimed 4 per cent had drunk bleach to prevent Covid-19.
Transtasman bubble pause with NSW not needed - Oz expert
Quarantine-free travel is scheduled to resume between NZ and NSW from 11.59pm tonight.
Covid-19: Pressure builds for nationwide lockdown in India
Medical experts, opposition leaders and even judges are calling for national restrictions.