Health

[ad_1] There is a new case of Covid-19 in controlled isolation, a week after the most recent community outbreak in Auckland was announced. The new case arrived in New Zealand from Singapore on February 16 and tested positive after its routine test on day 3. The Ministry of Health also …

[ad_1] There is a new case of Covid-19 in managed isolation and no new cases have been found in the community. Of the 125 contacts in the Valentine’s Day group, there are still three test results pending; all of these people are linked to the location of the first family’s …

[ad_1] A Moscow court rejected on Saturday (local time) Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s appeal against his prison sentence, even as the country faced an order from a high European court of rights to free the Kremlin’s most prominent enemy. A few hours later, a judge in a separate case …

[ad_1] New Zealand’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign could be fueled by megaclinics in stadiums, and inoculation will also occur in GP clinics, pharmacies, and likely large workplaces and on school and sports fields. In an extensive and exclusive interview with the Weekend Herald, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins also revealed: • …

[ad_1] SUPPLIED Green zone flights from New Zealand to Australia are back as of Sunday. The trans-Tasmania one-way travel bubble is back in business since Sunday, but anyone who’s been to Auckland should have a recent negative test. The resumption of quarantine-free flights from 12:01 am Australian Eastern Time Sunday …

[ad_1] The first administered isolation and quarantine worker in New Zealand to receive a Covid-19 vaccine says she feels “quite privileged and honored.” “But for me it’s not about being the first, it’s about having the opportunity to get vaccinated,” said Lynette Faiva, who works on the Jet Park Hotel …

[ad_1] All the action from the Prada Cup Final between Luna Rossa and Ineos Team UK with AUT Sailing Teacher Mark Orams. The Prada Cup final series finally returns on Saturday following Auckland’s quick lockdown and a bitter feud between the organizers of the America’s Cup event and Challenger of …

[ad_1] There are two new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation and none in the community, announced the Ministry of Health. The two new cases arrived within the same travel bubble to Auckland on February 18 from the United Arab Emirates. Aside from the seven previously reported community cases, all …

[ad_1] Frank Augstein / AP An AstraZeneca vaccine is being prepared for injection into a homeless person in East London. The British health service NHS has started vaccinating the homeless ‘vulnerable’. (File photo) Liam Thorp was surprised to find that he qualified for a priority Covid-19 vaccine in the UK, …

[ad_1] Businesses are widely feeling the impact of Auckland’s third city center closure in a year. The city went from Alert Level 3 to Alert Level 2 yesterday morning, but as restaurants, shops and office buildings opened their doors, Aucklandites stayed away with a company reporting there was not a …