Over 1.5 billion globally asked to stay home to escape virus
A fifth of the world's population was being urged to stay at home to combat pandemic.
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Auckland Grammar backs closing schools now
Auckland Grammar backs school closures, but other principals say wait.
Retirement village posts security guards at gates
Summerset has ramped up security around its retirement villages.
Italian virus death toll nears China's as outbreak spreads
The Chinese city of Wuhan, where coronavirus first took hold, has no new domestic cases.
Online scams, abuse and bullying predicted to rise
Netsafe has already had reports of xenophobic abuse and social- media pile-ons.
How do we keep older Kiwis safe during coronavirus pandemic?
New Zealanders are being urged to pick up the phone and call their elderly loved ones.
Coronavirus: Busting myths about the global pandemic
The World Health Organisation puts some of the stranger theories to bed.
Chaos at European borders as people struggle to get home amid coronavirus
The closures have stopped not only people but also needed goods.
Dear corona diary - what it's like to be ill
Karoline Preisler is giving regular updates with the hashtag #coronadiary.
Coronavirus: Take paracetamol, not ibuprofen, WHO warns
The WHO investigating after reports the anti-inflammatory could make symptoms worse.
Coronavirus: Tips for cleaning your gear post-travelling
Worried the coronavirus came home with you? What to do with your suitcase contents.
Last Provincial Growth Fund cash should go towards Covid-19 response: National
There is $645m worth of PGF funding left – National says spend it on the Covid-19 response
Coronavirus: Ardern will keep shaking hands amid pandemic declaration
'I know that I also am really frequent with my hand washing.'
Coronavirus: World Health Organisation officially declares a pandemic
Coronavirus crisis now a pandemic, but WHO has warned against "unreasonable fear".
Coronavirus: What is a pandemic?
Comment: Assistant Professor of Epidemiology Rebecca Fischer explains.
Third Covid-19 case confirmed: PM has 'every faith' in health system
PM says it's safe to go out to dinner, but stay home if you are sick.
'We are very vulnerable': Virus passes new milestone
WHO expert says the virus has the ability to infect a "huge number of people".
'Bullied' family in isolation, Kiwi officials to contact 100 passengers
One hundred passengers were on board the two domestic flights taken by the infected woman.
Coronavirus classroom fears: Agency wants halt on foreign teachers
Will fear of travelling trump NZ as safe haven for overseas teachers?
Coronavirus: Supermarkets working overtime to re-stock after panic buying
Shopper says it was as if people were 'stocking up for the apocalypse'.
'Deeply concerning': Globe battles outbreak as cases multiply outside China
There's been a key change in the number of virus cases being reported around the world.
Hidden in plain view: Experts fear invisible spread of coronavirus
Europe's open borders could prove deadly as experts warn virus can spread invisibly.
Struck down: Iran's anti-coronavirus chief has the virus
Iraj Harirchi had spoken at a news conference on Monday, showing signs of illness.
79,000 ill: Virus spreads its tentacles from Asia to Europe and the Mideast
Despite showing signs of stabilising in China, worries are growing elsewhere.
Get us off this virus ship, say angry Britons
Passengers on the Diamond Princess are urging the UK government to evacuate them.
How coronavirus could affect our universities
Extension of travel ban for people entering from mainland China will affect students.
Coronavirus officially named Covid-19
World Health Organisation says the focus is on halting spread as death toll passes 1000.
Measles shame: Govt to announce vaccine catch-up campaign
The Government's pushing back at claims NZ exported measles to the Pacific Islands.
Chinese whistleblower doctor dies from coronavirus
Dr Li Wenliang was one of the first to raise the alarm. Now his fate is uncertain.
Coronavirus: Death toll pales in comparison to China's daily road deaths
More than 700 lives are claimed in car accidents every day in China.
Coronavirus: Students seek fee refunds after travel ban
Student leader says international students are treated as "cash cows".
Local Focus: Rotorua school principals wary of coronavirus scare
Rotorua school principals speak out about Coronavirus. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
How new virus became a global epidemic
In two months the coronavirus went from one case in China to a deadly epidemic.
Editorial: Coronavirus outbreak needs informed, serious response
Editorial: Face masks provide no protection, according to the Director-General of Health.