Focus: Covid Outbreak | Wednesday 23rd March Wrap
Covid deaths pass grim milestone, more than 20,000 new cases. Video / NZ Herald
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From 11.59pm on Monday 4 April, vaccine passes will no longer be required to be used.
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There are mixed views and apprehension from some as the vaccine mandates are to be lifted.
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Hillary Clinton tests positive for Covid 19, Bill Clinton tested negative.
Covid-19: What to expect from Omicron BA.2's rise and rise in NZ
BA.2 is on track to all but squeeze its Omicron cousin out of Covid-19 circulation in NZ.
Covid-19: Blanket vax pass mandates now 'much less effective' - modeller
Covid-19 modeller backs Govt's rationale for ending the need for blanket vaccine passes.
Local Focus: Reporting amid the 'new normal'
Here's how Wairarapa Times-Age reporters have adapted to working from home.
Most Covid patients in Omicron outbreak are vaccinated, but that's no reason to doubt vaccine benefits
Hospitalisations and deaths are much more reliably counted than cases.
Here's what we can still do to limit Covid infections
Vaccine passes and mandates have finally come to an end - but Covid-19 is still a risk.
Mysterious 'super cold' hits Australia
Reports of a horrendous virus surging in Oz with symptoms very similar to Covid 19.
Focus Live: Vaccine passes and mandates end April 4
From 11.59pm on Monday 4 April, vaccine passes will not longer be required. The Government will not require mandates in education, police or Defence Force workers and those workplaces using them.
What the latest Covid rules mean for travellers
Bigger events and vaccine pass-free venues; what the new rules mean for your next trip.
High death rate in Hong Kong shows importance of vaccinating the elderly
New York Times: Covid has surged in Asian countries that had once held the virus at bay.
F&P Healthcare share price drops after revenue guidance
The previous year's revenue came to $1.97b.
Vaccination lessons applied in childhood immunisation programme
Childhood vaccinations are dipping - and authorities are working to halt the decline.
Live: 'Dog and pony show' - John Key lashes Govt's drawn-out Covid announcements
PM will this morning announce changes to vaccine pass and mandate settings.
Why this New York 9/11 museum could be shut down for good
After 16 years and 5 million visitors, the 9/11 Tribute Museum could close in mere weeks.
Focus Morning Bulletin: 23 March, 2022
Long-awaited changes to our Covid response imminent, fishing tragedy turns to investigation and Ukraine desperate to help civilians in Mariupol in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Daily Covid cases shows Wellington peak, hospitalisations 'fluctuate'
Three Covid deaths were announced in the Wellington Region yesterday.
16 experts rank the Covid measures they disliked the most
Sixteen experts ranked which Covid-19 measures they disliked most. Here's what they said.
John Tamihere: When it comes to our Covid numbers, we all smell a RAT
OPINION: Kiwis know Covid tracing and reportage of positive or negative RATs has tanked.
Lockdown in Samoa extended after rapid rise of Covid cases
Samoan Prime Minister has announced the country will stay closed for a further 14 days.
'He goes where the fire is': A virus hunter in the Wuhan market
New York Times: For years, Edward Holmes worried about animal markets causing a pandemic.
Focus: Covid Outbreak | Tuesday 22nd March Wrap
15 Covid-related deaths today, almost 21,000 community cases and 1016 in hospital. Video / NZ Herald
The Front Page: What's really going on with our Covid response? Deaths, political fallout and what living with virus means
Infections and deaths are inevitable when it comes to "living with Covid".
15 Covid-related deaths today, almost 21,000 cases and 1016 in hospital
Of the 15 people who died, 9 were from Auckland, 3 from Waikato, and 3 from Wellington.
Auckland sex worker denies border breach
The woman allegedly falsified documents to travel to Wellington with a man.
Govt slated over big spend but few improvements in mental health
Improvements in services "have not materialised as we had hoped for over this time".
Big leap in Samoa's Covid numbers
The number of community cases of Covid-19 in Samoa continues to climb.
'Very stressful': Man denied vaccine exemption despite suffering injury
Young man tells his partner every night that he loves her, fearing he might not wake up.
Editorial: Good news, warnings: What's really going on with Omicron?
EDITORIAL: Authorities and experts are having to explain a still nuanced Covid situation.
Live: 'An Ardernity' - PM under fire over big mandates, vax pass announcement delay
"It's no longer an eternity, it's an Ardernity."
Experts confirm spread of 'Deltacron' hybrid variant
New hybrid variant of Covid-19 leaves scientists scratching their heads.
As Omicron surges and economy suffers, China tweaks 'zero Covid'
New York Times: Beijing is fine-tuning its playbook to try to limit cost of restrictions.