Health

[ad_1] An epidemiologist says that today’s confirmed case discovered seven months after infection is the longest he has ever heard of. A landmark coronavirus diagnosis has uncovered what is believed to be the first real case of Covid-19 in New Zealand. The case came after a person returned from Italy, …

[ad_1] Cindy McCain has endorsed US Democrat Joe Biden for the presidency, in a shocking reprimand of President Donald Trump by the Republican candidate’s widow in 2008. Trump has had a strained relationship with members of the John McCain family ever since he despised the Arizona senator during his 2016 …

[ad_1] The Ministry of Health reports three new cases of COVID-19 and, for the first time, six historical cases. Those six Waikato landmark cases are made up of one confirmed case dating back to February and five probable landmark cases related to the February case. “These cases do not present …

[ad_1] There are three new cases of Covid-19 to report today, says the Health Ministry. It comes as Auckland prepares to move to full alert level 2, with the continued use of masks on public transport and flights, and a meeting limit of 100 people, starting at 11:59 pm tonight. …

[ad_1] Labor has promised to invest $ 50 million in a farm planning framework and a possible cost-sharing arrangement to help farmers reduce their compliance costs. The party, which has introduced new freshwater regulations that farmers must adhere to during their tenure in government, says it will create a “single …

[ad_1] The death toll in the United States from the coronavirus surpassed 200,000 on Tuesday, by far the highest in the world, reaching a threshold that was once unimaginable six weeks before an election that is sure to be a referendum in part on the management of the crisis on …

[ad_1] Prime Minister and Labor Leader Jacinda Ardern and National Party Leader Judith Collins have gathered for the first televised debate of the 2020 election campaign. With the latest 1 News-Colmar Brunton poll results released alone an hour earlier, the stakes were high. Although slightly below previous polls, Labor was …

[ad_1] The increasingly long lines outside Fergburger might suggest otherwise, but New Zealand’s tourism sector is still in a fight for survival mode. Tourism spending in the year to July 31, 2020 decreased in each of our regions, except Wairarapa, when it was divided into regional tour operator (RTO) regions, …

[ad_1] All foreign aircrews will have to complete their stops in New Zealand in controlled isolation as part of a new policy to keep borders tight. “That is a new development,” Chief Health Officer Ashley Bloomfield told the Herald this morning. “There has been a lot of work with the …

[ad_1] Prime Minister and Labor Leader Jacinda Ardern and National Party Leader Judith Collins met for the first televised debate of the 2020 election campaign. With the results of the latest 1 News-Colmar Brunton poll released just one hour before, the stakes were high. Although slightly below previous polls, Labor …