Mask advice under review as Omicron community transmission confirmed
MOH officials are reviewing the advice around masks and the most effective ones.
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Focus: Covid-19 Outbreak | Sunday 23rd January Wrap
January 23 2022 PM Jacinda Ardern today announced a three-stage plan to combat Omicron - with further details to be revealed on Wednesday.
Omicron threat: Why Siouxsie Wiles won't be going to bars or restaurants
Siouxsie Wiles says airborne risk means she'll be staying away.
24 community cases; Rest home worker linked to Omicron-infected family tests positive
The Ministry of Health is due to update the latest Covid case numbers at 1pm.
A wedding, a funeral, an amusement park: What we know about new Omicron cases
The nine people attended events with well over 100 people.
NZ moving to red - how to prepare for the Omicron outbreak
Make sure you and your household have a plan for self-isolation if someone gets sick.
'We're not going to stop Omicron, but we can slow it down': Experts on community outbreak
The news was revealed at a snap 11am press conference by the PM.
Focus Live: NZ moves to red traffic light setting
January 23 2022 PM Jacinda Ardern has confirmed New Zealand will move to the red traffic light setting at midnight tonight.
NZ to red tonight; Omicron circulating in Auckland, possibly South Island - PM
PM Jacinda Ardern confirms 9 community cases of Omicron in the Nelson area.
Air NZ crew member tests positive, linked to five domestic flights - tests to confirm if Delta or Omicron
More details of the latest cases will be provided at 1pm.
Border bungles: Twenty-two months of hope, hardship and heartbreak of MIQ
It's been called a "lottery of human misery". Twenty-two months on the MIQ front lines.
Live: Is it Omicron? Nine cases, five Air NZ flights - all eyes on genome tests today
Air NZ crew member and nine Motueka cases will soon find out if they have Omicron.
Warning NZ on brink of 'major border failure' as outbreak looms
"The Omicron pattern is continuing almost inexorably towards an outbreak in New Zealand."
Auckland locations of interest: Chemist Warehouse, SkyCity Casino, Pak'nSave Manukau added to list
Shoppers at Pak'nSave Manukau and Chemist Warehouse asked to self-monitor for symptoms.
Review of MIQ duration needed after Palmerston North Covid-19 case - expert
"We need to encompass the full range of possible incubation periods." - Prof Michael Baker
WorkSafe probes vaccine pass complaints at Wellington cafe
The café closed last year and made staff redundant, but is now back open.
Several ways Palmerston North case may have caught Omicron - expert
Infection may have laid dormant for duration of MIQ stay, expert says.
Live: Second Auckland Airport worker tests positive; Palmerston North case has Omicron
The Ministry of Health has reported one new possible Omicron case in Auckland.
Palmerston North case confirmed as Omicron, no links to Christchurch MIQ
MidCentral DHB are preparing for a surge in testing, and to support people isolating.
'Move to red now': Expert urges Govt to make pre-emptive Omicron strike
The pressure is coming from one place - but it is not being addressed by the Govt.
Locations of interest: All Half Moon Bay cafe diners considered close contacts
Customers who dined inside and outside the Ara-Tai Cafe are now close contacts.
'Driven by fear not logic': Family of five in MIQ facing 25-day stay
The family face 25 days in MIQ with three children under six.
Pleas for Government dental help
The Government stalled on a promise to fix New Zealand's dental crisis.
Nightclubs, retail store, cafe, bar: New Auckland locations of interest released
The newest locations of interest include an Auckland CBD nightclub.
Govt 'working hard to provide certainty' on MIQ - Hipkins
Yesterday there were 30 cases of Covid-19 detected at the border.
Heartbroken Kiwis fear they could be stuck overseas for months and months
Kiwis stuck overseas blame the Government for back-pedalling over decisions.
24 cases as Govt meets; airport worker treated as Omicron case after positive test
There are 56 new cases detected at the border.
Euthanasia uptake in NZ slow so far, but expected to rise
More than 70 people have applied for an assisted death, and fewer than 20 have died.
Contact of Omicron-infected MIQ worker tests positive, 14 new cases today
There are 30 people in hospital with the virus.
WFH, smaller gatherings likely to be part of Govt's Omicron plan
Director-general of health says further restrictions don't necessarily mean lockdowns.
30 days in MIQ because he can't be isolated from infected partner
Officials suggested he should catch Covid-19 to avoid a longer stay.
Live: Traffic light system needs overhaul for Omicron - experts
'Omicron will behave very differently; it needs a different set of interventions.'
Parents taking Government to court to stop vaccine rollout for kids
Group says the approval of Pfizer's vaccine for kids was flawed and illegal.