Experts in Israel have been working on new ways to beat Covid.

Articles about reluctance to get Covid shot as harmful as misinformation, study finds.

Thieves are targeting the cars of frontline health workers at Auckland Hospital.

Our bones generate dialled-down protection that could last for decades, studies find.

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins confirmed in Sunday's 1pm press conference that it was acceptable to drive to a nearby spot for exercise. Video / Ministry of Health

"Small serial spillers" with an insatiable appetite for playtime can be hard to entertain.

It used to be that each village had an idiot but now those village idiots converge online.

One new case is in Wellington, the others are in Auckland.

The peak in cases is not expected until early this week.

There are 21 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today, bringing the total number of people infected in the outbreak to 72. One million New Zealanders are now fully vaccinated.

It's not surprising you're so tired – there's actually a biological reason why.

NZ should consider pausing international flights while it tackles outbreak, experts say.

The highly infectious Delta variant "changes the game considerably", minister says.

"We should see it peak very soon, actually - just this week."

Health workers vaccinate patients who have arrived at Dunedin's first drive-thru vaccination centre. Video / Craig Baxter

Scheme is for essential workers who have no other childcare provisions available to them.

Fiji's death toll is at 433; of those, 431 were in this latest outbreak.

Mandatory mask wearing is here to stay, a top epidemiologist says.

The student's attendance at lecture hall was described as a "big deal".

In some cases businesses find out they're a location of interest when everyone else does.

A daily wrap of all the main developments in the Covid-19 Delta outbreak as New Zealand is plunged into lockdown for the fifth time. Video / NZ Herald

"New Zealanders should have no doubt that the National Party backs the science." - Collins

Woman has to wait a month after her vaccine appointment was cancelled without notice.

Those in the queue who miss out will be given priority cards for tomorrow morning.

August 21 2021 There are 21 new cases of Covid-19 in the community - bringing the total number of people infected in the latest outbreak to 51.

There are more than 200 locations of interest - and more are expected today.

Fears are growing that lockdown will be implemented until next year in Victoria.

Students from De la Salle, McAuley, Avondale, Northcote and Lynfield await test results.

There are now more than 210 locations of interest as NZ spends the weekend in lockdown.

If a lone tumbleweed had drifted across Dunedin’s George St yesterday, it would not have seemed out of place. Video / ODT