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Bloomfield says only half of NZ's Covid cases are being reported.
Covid reinfection within 90 days rare but possible, new health advice says
Older Kiwis and those with high-risk conditions should remain vigilant about reinfection.
Focus Live: Dr Ashley Bloomfield gives Covid-19 update
13 May, 2022. Director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield fronts 1pm Covid-19 press conference. Video / Marty Melville
Airways boss quits after tumultuous Covid years, control tower closure U-turns
Plans to close regional control towers, announced when Covid hit, have been reversed.
New vaccine passes showing booster shots soon available
Kiwis will be able to show proof of booster vaccine shots should they be needed.
Calls for mental health support in construction sector
Construction has the highest rate of suicide of any industry in the country.
Focus Morning Bulletin: 13 May, 2022
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US marks a million deaths, Biden says pandemic isn't over
America lowers flags to half-mast to note a sobering milestone.
Rising Auckland Omicron case numbers a warning to NZ
Auckland upswing in Covid-19 cases may signal the start a national climb to a new normal.
North Korea confirms first Covid outbreak, Kim Jong Um orders lockdown
The country had held a widely doubted claim of a perfect record keeping the virus out.
9392 new Covid cases and 9 deaths, 7 people in ICU
An expert has said a rise in cases may be due to people taking fewer precautions.
Focus: NZ just passed a million Covid cases - what comes next?
NZ has just passed a million Covid cases but University of Auckland Senior Lecturer Dr David Welch says the real number of infections could be more than double. Video / NZ Herald
EU to stop recommending masks for air travel
The decision is a "big step forward" in returning to normal travel.
I lost my baby. Then anti-vaxxers made my pain go viral
New York Times: The comments called me a "murderer" or "dumbest mother ever".
Five-star feud: Owners v owners in waterfront hotel dispute
In a clear display of neighbours at war, Sofitel and Marsden operate in the same hotel.
Nurses 'flabbergasted' to be left off fast-tracked residency
Nurses Organisation puzzled by who the Immigration Minister consulted with.
Covid-19: NZ's fatality risk lower than Oz, Taiwan
High vax rate has helped push our cumulative case fatality risk at less than 0.1 per cent.
Like father, like son: Max Key questions PM at business gathering
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree in the Key family.
'Open for business': NZ's borders fully reopen from July 31
Despite 'heavy clouds', Kiwis have cause to be optimistic.
Auckland's Covid creep: 200 students at one school impacted
Over two days 200 students were off as Omicron hit families at Albany Junior High.
28 Covid-related deaths, 7970 new community cases today
There are 381 people in hospital with the virus, including 10 in intensive care.
NZ could open borders 3 month early, but there's a catch
Kiwis who have travelled across the ditch describe it as "an absolute nightmare".
Revealed: Full border reopening to move forward from October to July
It comes as a raft of changes to immigration settings are expected.
Auckland Covid case numbers up 50 per cent in three weeks
Rates plateauing in other parts of the country - expert.
Covid minister's warning after 9173 new cases, 14 deaths reported
There are 385 people in hospital with the virus, including 13 in intensive care.
NZ just passed a million Covid cases - what comes next?
NZ's case count just passed the million mark. What does that mean and what lies ahead?
Risk of relapse: Questions emerge on Pfizer anti-viral
As more doctors prescribe the medication, questions are emerging about its performance.
Covid-19 case numbers tipped to rise as BA.5 lands in NZ
Health authorities reported 6407 cases yesterday.
Why the PM isn't a critical worker
PM says she doesn't need the critical worker exemption to keep up her work.
6407 new Covid cases, two more travellers have BA.5 variant
Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 have been detected in New Zealand.
'Taken over the world': BA.5 in NZ - expect more cases and deaths, expert warns
Epidemiologist Michael Baker expects BA.5 has already spread deep into the community.
No mask, no rage: Air passenger incidents drop 57 per cent in a week
Unruly air passenger incidents have hit their lowest in America since 2020.