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March 23, 2022
RNZ News New Zealand’s Director-General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, says covid-19 case numbers have passed their peak in Auckland, the country’s largest city, but that people should remain vigilant. Dr Bloomfield said there were 20,907 new community cases of covid-19, a further 15 deaths and 1016 people in hospital in today. He said the ... <a title="NZ’s covid-19 case numbers past their peak in Auckland, says Bloomfield" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/nzs-covid-19-case-numbers-past-their-peak-in-auckland-says-bloomfield/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s covid-19 case numbers past their peak in Auckland, says Bloomfield">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2021
RNZ News New Zealand’s most restrictive border controls will be eased early next year, the government announced today. Most fully-vaccinated travellers into New Zealand would not be required to go through managed isolation from early next year, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said. A seven-day self-isolation requirement will take the place of MIQ. Hipkins revealed fully-vaccinated ... <a title="NZ to ease toughest border controls next year – traffic light law passed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/25/nz-to-ease-toughest-border-controls-next-year-traffic-light-law-passed/" aria-label="Read more about NZ to ease toughest border controls next year – traffic light law passed">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2021
By Jane Patterson, RNZ political editor, and Rowan Quinn, health correspondent As New Zealand readies for more covid-19 cases, warnings about the ability of public hospitals to cope are escalating. There are 289 intensive care unit (ICU) or high dependency unit (HDU) beds at the moment, with Minister of Health Andrew Little insisting that could ... <a title="Warning bells from NZ health experts, National over coping with covid surge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/19/warning-bells-from-nz-health-experts-national-over-coping-with-covid-surge/" aria-label="Read more about Warning bells from NZ health experts, National over coping with covid surge">Read more</a>
