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April 23, 2022
COMMENTARY: By Professor Rod Jackson In a recent article (Weekend Herald, April 16) John Roughan wrote that the covid-19 pandemic has been an anticlimax in Aotearoa New Zealand. Surprisingly, he acknowledges covid-19 has killed about 25 million people worldwide, so hopefully he was referring to New Zealand’s 600 deaths. He goes on to ask how ... <a title="Rod Jackson: Why New Zealand’s response to the covid pandemic was proportionate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/23/rod-jackson-why-new-zealands-response-to-the-covid-pandemic-was-proportionate/" aria-label="Read more about Rod Jackson: Why New Zealand’s response to the covid pandemic was proportionate">Read more</a>
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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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March 22, 2022
RNZ News The clamour in New Zealand to ditch vaccine passes and change the traffic light setting is poorly timed, an epidemiologist says. The number of covid-19 deaths is on the rise, with nine reported today. One thousand people are now in hospital, including 26 in ICU, the highest number yet in intensive care. University ... <a title="Omicron peak not right time to relax public health measures, says professor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/22/omicron-peak-not-right-time-to-relax-public-health-measures-says-professor/" aria-label="Read more about Omicron peak not right time to relax public health measures, says professor">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2022
RNZ News It is too early to say New Zealand has peaked, and declining tallies are no reason to celebrate as covid-19 is still rife in our communities with a record eight deaths reported in a day, an epidemiologist says. University of Auckland professor Rod Jackson said the coronavirus is occurring so frequently right now ... <a title="Declining NZ covid-19 case counts – but record deaths and more to come" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/14/declining-nz-covid-19-case-counts-but-record-deaths-and-more-to-come/" aria-label="Read more about Declining NZ covid-19 case counts – but record deaths and more to come">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2022
RNZ News Epidemiologist Sir David Skegg, who along with his team has been providing advice to the New Zealand government on the covid-19 response, says more border restrictions may ease soon, as the opposition National Party calls for all visitors to be allowed into the country. Yesterday, the government announced that from 11.59pm on Wednesday, ... <a title="Border controls: Tourists may be welcomed to NZ earlier, says Skegg" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/border-controls-tourists-may-be-welcomed-to-nz-earlier-says-skegg/" aria-label="Read more about Border controls: Tourists may be welcomed to NZ earlier, says Skegg">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2022
RNZ News Epidemiologist Professor Rod Jackson is urging New Zealanders to take omicron seriously, and certainly not to think of it as similar to the flu. The warning comes as new modelling shows omicron could peak by mid next month with about 4000 daily cases. Professor Jackson, professor of epidemiology at Auckland University, told RNZ ... <a title="‘Take omicron seriously,’ expert Rod Jackson warns New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/23/take-omicron-seriously-expert-rod-jackson-warns-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Take omicron seriously,’ expert Rod Jackson warns New Zealand">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the omicron outbreak is likely to peak in Aotearoa New Zealand in three to six weeks. At that point, she says, the country will move down the traffic light settings, easing off gathering limits. “We are predicting cases will continue to double every three to four days … ... <a title="Easing of NZ restrictions to begin ‘well beyond’ omicron peak, says Ardern" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/easing-of-nz-restrictions-to-begin-well-beyond-omicron-peak-says-ardern/" aria-label="Read more about Easing of NZ restrictions to begin ‘well beyond’ omicron peak, says Ardern">Read more</a>
