Health

[ad_1] “Positive results are confirmed with multiple independent PCR tests to confirm that the positive result is due to SARS-2-CoV.” However, this is not the only misleading claim made by Dr. Bailey; it also claims that medical personnel are testing inappropriately by using PCR as a screening test rather than …

[ad_1] A leading epidemiologist says we could be closer to discovering the origin of the second coronavirus outbreak in New Zealand. Almost six weeks after cases were detected in the Auckland community for the second time, the source of the country’s largest coronavirus cluster remains a mystery. But genomic testing …

[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that the country is certain to lower alert levels, with Auckland soon moving to Level 2 and the rest of the country moving to Level 1. The announcement was made at a press conference at 1:00 pm Monday, where the chief health officer, …

[ad_1] Today there are no new cases of Covid-19 in the community, confirmed the Director General of Health, Dr. Ashley Bloomfield, just before Jacinda Ardern confirmed that the country will lower alert levels. Your playlist will load after this ad. Dr. Bloomfield provided an update on the man who tested …

[ad_1] A train arrives at the Odenplan metro station in central Stockholm, where morning commuters without masks get off or board before settling in to read their smartphones. Whether on trains or trams, in supermarkets or shopping centers, places where face masks are commonly used in much of the world, …

[ad_1] The strain of Covid-19 that caused the second coronavirus outbreak in New Zealand has been found in Central America. Almost six weeks after cases were detected in the Auckland community for the second time, the source of the country’s largest coronavirus cluster remains a mystery. But a leading epidemiologist …

[ad_1] Hundreds of Christchurch cancer appointments will be rescheduled over the next few weeks, and cancer survivors fear the service has reached a critical point. The Canterbury District Board of Health department of oncology is operating well below its usual capacity, due to a significant number of planned and unplanned …

[ad_1] A mother who was helping at a school camp has alleged that a teacher made unwanted sexual advances to her in her room at night. The teacher has admitted that he let the mother into his room and allowed her to lie on his bed while she was alone …

[ad_1] New Zealanders will soon know if they will have to endure longer at coronavirus alert level 2 or 2.5, or if levels will drop. The announcement will be made by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday at 1 p.m., but it comes after a new and curious case of …

[ad_1] Foreign yachts seeking refuge in New Zealand from the seasonal Pacific cyclones are baffled by the response of not letting them in. The UK-based Ocean Cruising Club received an official notice yesterday that foreign yachts waiting to leave the Pacific will not be allowed to enter New Zealand, and …