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A new strain of Covid-19 in Victoria has not been traced back to any existing infections.
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Bloomfield confident returning Kiwis will not pose infection threat
Measures to screen returning Kiwis should be enough to keep Covid out, says health boss.
NZ-Victoria travel bubble suspended for another six days
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NZ water fluoridation safe and effective - new science review
Fresh science review finds no significant health risks with NZ water fluoridation levels.
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Soldiers spent years crawling through toxin-soaked jungles, putting their lives at risk.
Focus Live: Weaknesses found in the high-trust MIQ testing model
The data-matching system where the Government checks whether MIQ workers are properly tested failed to detect the case of the Grand Millenium security guard, who should have been tested fortnightly but wasn't tested for five months
Extended expiry dates needed on vaccines as 20,000 doses destroyed
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Eating disorders: National backs parents' petition for more support
National is now backing calls for urgent funding and support for eating disorder patients.
Lester Levy: A health system that works? Here's how
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Eating disorders: Survivor once sent home to die joins desperate calls for Govt help
Parents, patients and survivors of eating disorders begging for more help from Govt.
Focus Live: Over 235,000 people are now fully vaccinated
More than 235,000 people had received their second dose - meaning they are now fully vaccinated.
'Two-track pandemic': 75% of all Covid jabs given in just 10 countries
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'God told me'- Woman donates kidney to hubby's ex-wife
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'Who will look after us now?' Covid leaves children as orphans
The children lost their father to Covid shortly after their mother died.
Māori over 50 getting vaccinated despite Govt rejecting advice to do so
Health providers are taking a 'local interpretation' of guidelines.
India Covid-19 appeal: 'In the past two months, at least 40 people died in our village'
Health workers fear the problem will get worse as many villagers are scared of hospitals.
China reports first human case of H10N3 bird flu
The risk of large-scale spread of the virus is low, Beijing says.
Hospital EDs overwhelmed by alcohol and other drug-related cases
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Death in a recliner chair: No working stove, rats in home, court hears
Malia Li is on trial for the manslaughter of her husband, who died from infected sores.
Father-of-five fighting for life after mystery infection
Michael Hales is fighting for his life in hospital after getting sepsis from an infection.
No new cases in MIQ or community today
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Victoria records 3 new Covid cases; lockdown extension uncertain
Victoria's Covid-19 lockdown is scheduled to end this Thursday.