Covid 19

More than 130 passengers and crew on the first cruise ship to arrive in the country in two years have tested positive for Covid-19.

A taskforce has delivered 101 recommendations to cut surgical wait times - but no targets for when they will be achieved.

There are 16,399 new cases of Covid-19 in the community and 41 new deaths this week, the Ministry of Health has announced.

Supply chain researchers argue unused PPE medical supplies should be donated to developing countries, despite the WHO recommending against it.

The agency charged with enforcing vaccine pass rules says it has no idea how many businesses have paid fines for not complying. Audio

Parts of Beijing are now being locked down as China's Communist Party holds a historic congress.

Two new Covid-19 variants have crept into Aotearoa, and although they have not overtaken the current dominant strain, experts are keeping a close eye on their evolution.

MedSafe today received an application from Pfizer for provisional approval of its latest Omicron-targeted vaccine. Here's what you need to know about it.

The government is winding down some of its Covid-19 powers, saying they're no longer justified.

Creating new emergency pandemic response legislation will help avoid rushed law making if a new pandemic arises, according to a public law expert. Audio

The number of people recorded as hospitalised with Covid-19 throughout the pandemic has risen by more than 5000 after a review found a coding error led to an undercount.

The Ministry of Health is reporting 14,311 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand in the past week.

Most patients with Covid-19 who have lingering symptoms at 12 months are likely to still have symptoms at 18 months, new data suggest.

New Zealand has recorded its first case of the new Omicron subvariant BQ.1.1, and an epidemiologist says a return to an alert level system could help avoid future waves. Audio