"We need to encompass the full range of possible incubation periods." - Prof Michael Baker

How do you model something as quick and dominant as Omicron? Jamie Morton explains.

The 8-week-old died in a local hospital in the Hunter Region in December.

Omicron is the new variant of Covid-19, first detected in South Africa in November 2021. Video / NZ Herald

International travellers shouldn't carry financial burden of travel restrictions says WHO.

MidCentral DHB are preparing for a surge in testing, and to support people isolating.

However, it is expected it may have less of an impact on the health system than Delta.

With an Omicron outbreak near, experts are asking: just how protected are we?

Northland's hospitality sector can sit more than 100 at a time under Orange.

WHO has shut down a popular Covid-19 theory – and it's bad news for millions.

The family face 25 days in MIQ with three children under six.

Throughout history, many pandemics have devastated the world, causing countless deaths. The ability to learn from the past is what sets the human species apart and ultimately, will determine our future in a post-Covid world. Video / NZME / Getty

'Nothing else has killed so many New Zealanders in such a small space of time.'

The Government stalled on a promise to fix New Zealand's dental crisis.

The newest locations of interest include an Auckland CBD nightclub.

Health experts will be available this evening to answer questions on child vaccines.

Experts expect a NZ Omicron outbreak isn't far away. How much does timing matter?

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News in briefs from Northland.

More than 70 people have applied for an assisted death, and fewer than 20 have died.

NZ appears to have got lucky at another roll of the Omicron dice, epidemiologist says.

'We can confirm there are no reports of any such events occurring', official said.

Two Dunedin hospital wards have been closed following a gastroenteritis outbreak.

Officials suggested he should catch Covid-19 to avoid a longer stay.

Thousands of 5 to 11-year-olds have already had their version of the shot.

The reaction is being reported at more than fives times that of the first or second dose.

'Omicron will behave very differently; it needs a different set of interventions.'