Health

[ad_1] If the government thought that avoiding the risk of economic catastrophe and unnecessary death was more important than securing the right to host the Rugby Championship, it has something more to come, writes Hayden Donnell. Like many Kiwis, my biggest fear when Labor won the election in 2017 was …

[ad_1] The total coronavirus infections in India surpassed 5 million on Wednesday, continuing to rise and test the weak health care system in tens of thousands of impoverished towns and villages. The second most populous country in the world has added more than 1 million cases of infection this month …

[ad_1] Stuff The FV Jubilee before its sinking in 2015. The operators of a fishing boat that sank off the Banks Peninsula in 2015, killing three crew members, were ordered to pay more than $ 700,000 to the families of the victims, Maritime NZ announced. The Jubilee, a 16-meter steel-hulled …

[ad_1] Donald Trump faced unusual interrogation from ordinary American voters today while participating in a televised city hall forum. The 90-minute event, broadcast on ABC News, gave undecided voters the opportunity to ask questions of the President of the United States in person. Those questions covered a variety of topics, …

[ad_1] The arguments for and against the legalization of cannabis for personal use are at the center of tonight’s debate on next month’s referendum. Hosted by Heather du Plessis-Allan of Newstalk ZB, the discussion features Drug Foundation Executive Director Ross Bell, Associate Law Professor Khylee Quince, who is a member …

[ad_1] An Auckland primary school closed its doors for the rest of the week after one of its students tested positive for Covid-19. The Chapel Downs School student and three close contacts were the last at school on Monday, parents were told. The four young men were only at Flat …

[ad_1] Metal colliding and the whine of a horn were the first sounds of calamity in a small rural community, indicating a collision between a bus and a train that has left a bus driver dead and several passengers injured. Kevin McCord heard the noise several hundred yards away, at …

[ad_1] Individuals could be charged for GP visits based on their ability to pay under a national government. National Health Party spokesman Shane Reti today announced his health policy ahead of the general election, detailing how he would spend $ 788 million on health over four years. He described possible …

[ad_1] EXPLANATOR: Despite its name, Covid-19 cannot be easily explained with numbers. You can count cases, infection rates, government money spent, but it’s still one of those messy natural events that confuses the spreadsheets the world runs on. However, the Treasury is required by law to try, forecasting the economic …

[ad_1] The only group in the country may have its roots in the City of Sails, but the outbreak “could easily spread beyond the borders of Auckland,” explains a leading data modeling expert. Professor Shaun Hendy de Te Pūnaha Matatini at the University of Auckland: The Center for Complex Networks …