Kenepuru Hospital closed to visitors for surveillance Covid testing
The closure will initially be for three days, after which it will be reassessed.
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New Zealand is finally ready to reconnect to the world.
Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern announces border re-opening dates
March 16 2022 Vaccinated Australians will be able to come to New Zealand without isolating from 11.59pm on April 12. Fully vaccinated travellers from visa-waiver countries will be able to enter the country from 11.59pm on May 2.
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NSW has recorded more than 30,000 new Covid cases, as new Omicron variant spreads rapidly.
'Nearly a million' more RATs for schools - Hipkins
It will allow more schools to stay safe and open through the Omicron peak, Hipkins says.
NZ reopens to the world - the new date tourists can start returning
It comes as the Omicron outbreak appears to near its peak overall.
Focus Morning Bulletin: 16 March, 2022
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China's Covid lockdowns add chaos to global supply chains
New York Times: Lockdowns and restrictions snarling already frayed supply chains.
UK abandons all Covid-19 travel rules for arrivals
People will be able to "travel just like in the good old days," says transport secretary.
Reports of first Covid death in Vanuatu
There are now a total of 341 cases since the beginning of 2022.
How restrictions might change after Omicron peaks
Is this the end to traffic lights, gathering limits, vaccine passes, and most mandates?
Urgent jab plea for children, pregnant women due to hospitalisations
And a Rotorua doctor with Covid warns people 'not to underestimate it'.
New modelling: Omicron death toll could double in just weeks
Estimated deaths from the peak is still far higher than what NZ has experienced so far.
Auckland, Northland Covid cases believed double what testing shows
It was estimated 96,275 people in Auckland and Northland had Covid-19 as at Friday.
Opinion: Elimination strategy is like a bad breakup we need to get over
OPINION: A clean break is almost always best - we have to accept we're living with Covid.
At Angkor Wat, 'you have one of the world's wonders to yourself'
New York Times: A Kiwi couple's sublime experience at the bucket-list destination.
Roger Partridge: How will NZ's pandemic response be judged?
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'Should have known better': Green MP quits portfolio after Covid-19 breach
Her party co-leaders reported her to health authorities once they found out.
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Focus Live: Two more deaths; 21,616 Covid-19 cases today
March 15 2022 There are 21,616 Covid cases in the community today and a record 960 patients in hospital battling the virus.
Record 2642 new cases of Covid reported in Canterbury
Covid-19 cases have yet to peak in the region.
Covid outbreak linked to Wellington school camp, Ministry confirms
The Ministry of Education was informed of Covid spread at a school camp late last month.
Failed food outlets pocketed $1m in Covid wage subsidies, didn't pay taxes
Taxpayers are in the gun twice: first for the wage subsidies, then for the unpaid taxes.
China battles multiple outbreaks, driven by 'stealth Omicron'
The fast-moving variant is putting China through it's worst outbreak in two years.
Which coronavirus vaccine will work in the youngest children?
New York Times: Moderna and Pfizer in the running to vaccinate under-5s in the US.
Covid-19 vaccine booster is essential, not extra - expert
Vaccine fatigue appears to have set in with fewer people getting the booster now.
Bali-bound Aussies caught out by challenging travel requirements
Aussies can now fly direct to Bali, but that doesn't mean it's easy.
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Sir Ian Taylor: Costly Covid mistakes could have been prevented
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Social media influencer Simone Anderson investigated over Covid test promo
The ASA has twice ruled against Anderson after previous complaints.
'More cases out there that we don't know about': Lack of testing and reporting worries iwi vaccinators
Iwi collective says regions have not seen Covid explosion as people may be 'going bush'.
Vaccine inequity and western travel main risks for poor countries and indigenous communities
Omicron is less lethal than Delta but has an overall higher number of deaths.