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[ad_1] Stacy Squires / Stuff Chief Health Officer Dr. Ashley Bloomfield responded to the legal challenge. The Wellington attorney, whose challenge to the legality of the coronavirus lockdown was partially successful, has filed an appeal against other parts of the High Court decision. Andrew Borrowdale, who took the case in …

[ad_1] The University of Auckland has backtracked on its plan to get students back on campus for classes next week. He has reversed part of his decision to operate classes of up to 300 people, which he had planned for the final weeks of the second semester that begins Monday. …

[ad_1] A participant in the trial of a promising Covid-19 vaccine suffered from mysterious neurological symptoms including limb weakness or “sensation change,” new research shows. Oxford University and its partner AstraZeneca halted the vaccine trial because of last week’s scare. However, the trial has since resumed and the researchers say …

[ad_1] National Party leader Judith Collins today defended the absence of her crushing personality, saying that it has not disappeared, it is simply not appropriate to be ironclad all the time. Defending criticism that Crusher Collins was not in action and she had softened, the opposition leader assured Mike Hosking …

[ad_1] Sweden’s laid-back approach to living with Covid-19 has come under international scrutiny, but now a group of 200 scientists, medical experts and professors are raising the pressure on the official version of events. The group, of which Australian expatriate and former epidemiologist David Steadson is a member, told news.com.au …

[ad_1] One of the first people at the scene of a fatal accident involving a school bus and a train described seeing students caught trying to break windows to get out. Builder Tony Robertson, who was on his way to work with his son, was following the bus as it …

[ad_1] LAST VIRUS* Auckland primary school student tests positive, school closed for rest of week* Special interview: Ashley Bloomfield on the future of the virus* The government reserves a red sea before a ‘long and deep’ recession* NZ condemned with mild praise for Covid’s response* 79 active cases in New …

[ad_1] A Waikato man who died yesterday from Covid-19 has been described as a “calm” and “humble” leader. Your playlist will load after this ad. Nigel Te Hiko, 54, died after several weeks in Waikato Hospital. Source: 1 NEWS Nigel Huirama Te Hiko, 54, died yesterday afternoon, following the death …

[ad_1] Two reports have identified major problems with the launch of the measles and flu vaccine in the country. Your playlist will load after this ad. A record number of people were vaccinated in this year’s flu campaign and hundreds during the 2019 measles outbreak. Source: 1 NEWS The reports, …

[ad_1] A Trump health official who is accused of trying to muzzle a major scientific publication amid the coronavirus pandemic apologized Tuesday for a separate video in which he reportedly says scientists fighting the virus are conspiring. against President Donald Trump and warns of shooting in the United States. if …