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Focus Live: No new cases today - 1132 Kiwis with Covid-19 have recovered

There are no new Covid-19 cases today. Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said there were now only 22 active cases in New Zealand.

Bloomfield talks what Level 1 will look like and Covid-19 vaccines

Dr Ashley Bloomfield told Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking that Covid-19 elimination was an ongoing process. Audio / Newstalk ZB

Focus Live: Covid-19 - Gatherings can increase to 100 from Friday

The limits on social gatherings under level 2 will be increased to 100 from midday on Friday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.

Bloomfield: 'Please get your flu jab' as fresh vaccine stocks arrive in NZ

It comes a week after health authorities warned they couldn't meet demand for the flu jab.

Focus Live: No new Covid-19 cases - bars, pubs and clubs re-open

There are no new Covid-19 cases today and Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said it is his "great hope" that New Zealand has seen the last of the deaths associated with coronavirus.

WHO on the largest number of new cases in a single day

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announces the largest number of new Covid-19 cases recorded in a single day and his concerns for low and middle-income countries. Video / WHO

Focus Live: No new Covid-19 cases, Government on Monday will consider increasing the maximum size of gatherings

There are no new Covid-19 cases today. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the Government on Monday will consider increasing the maximum size of gatherings under alert level 2.

Focus: Shoppers happy to sacrifice privacy for Covid-19 security

Focus: Shoppers are happy to give their details in the new normal of taking personal information for contact tracing. Video / Dean Purcell

The lockdown triplets, and the Dad who's only seen them twice

Vishnu and Akshaya Nair have some shopping to do after welcoming triplets into the world.

Focus Live: More medicines and vaccines with $160m Budget health boost

The Government will bolster Pharmac's budget by an extra $160 million to ensure NZ has access to more medicines and vaccines.

New York governor Andrew Cuomo's sad announcement about child infections

New York's governor Andrew Cuomo said the fact that children statewide were now testing positive for Covid-19 was ‘every parent's nightmare, right? That your child may actually be affected by this virus.’ Video / New York Office of The Governor

Focus live: Ashley Bloomfield on contact tracing

Focus Live: NZ Herald Political reporter Derek Cheng speaks to director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield after an audit by infectious diseases specialist Dr Ayesha Verrall.

Focus Live: Two new Covid-19 cases, no additional deaths

There are two new Covid-19 cases today, one of which is an Auckland nurse who has tested positive for coronavirus.The nurse is linked to St Margaret's rest home and is being cared for at North Shore Hospital.

Focus Live: Malls, cafes, bars, barbers and schools to open under alert level 2

Malls, cafes, bars, barbers and schools can open under alert level 2, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. Kiwis can expand their bubbles to include friends and family and travel "safely" around the country, Ardern said.

Focus Live: Dr Ashley Bloomfield on level 2 hugs, wearing masks and contact tracing

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says New Zealand is still on track for a move to level 2, with no cases of recent community transmission and a vast improvement in contact tracing.

Focus Live: Two new Covid-19 cases, one additional death

There are two new cases of Covid-19 and one person has died of coronavirus in the last 24 hours. PM Jacinda Ardern said Microsoft's announcement to build a data centre in New Zealand served as a signal to the world that we are open for business.