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[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. Pacific health leaders say bringing in the police to help with contact tracing is a bad aspect and there are better ways to reinforce the experience. Police are advising the Auckland Regional Public Health Service on the location …

[ad_1] A restaurant in a popular New Lynn food district is the last public place a person infected with Covid-19 has visited as the virus resurgence hits the western suburbs. Health authorities notified Kage Brickworks in Lynnmall that it was a “place of interest” after a diner who later tested …

[ad_1] An attorney for one of the four former Minneapolis officers charged in George Floyd’s death is highlighting Floyd’s past crimes and his history of drug use, calling him an ex-convict and an “obvious danger to the community.” Another is taking hold of Floyd’s medical problems and addiction, saying he …

[ad_1] For 100 days, New Zealand appeared to have cleared the coronavirus, yet on August 11, several cases reappeared in the community, seemingly out of nowhere. Now, just as the country’s largest group, with tentacles stretching from the North Shore to Tokoroa, appears to be mostly contained, the growth of …

[ad_1] On Swedish National Day in June, Australian David Steadson hoisted a flag at half-staff outside his home in the countryside, two hours north of Stockholm. He did so to honor the more than 5,000 Swedes who had died from the coronavirus since the country’s leaders decided to act alone …

[ad_1] The Mt Roskill church member who sparked two dozen cases after visiting a grieving family home was destined to be in self-isolation. The person had been examined prior to his visit on August 27, but the test result was pending. But as a close contact of another positive case, …

[ad_1] One of its architects has questioned the feasibility of a plan to cut $ 56.9 million from Canterbury’s healthcare system, who has admitted that it will put patient safety at risk. Mary Gordon, Canterbury’s outgoing director of health nursing, told Nursing Magazine Nursing Nursing New Zealand the plan, which …

[ad_1] CHRISTEL YARDLEY / Things The outrage that the high-profile Maori faculty contract will not be renewed at the University of Waikato was misdirected One of the six Maori academics who wrote a letter alleging racism at the University of Waikato has told his supporters not to include “malicious intent” …

[ad_1] Will Russell / Getty Images New Zealand and Australia are competing to host the Rugby Championship this year. The Sanzaar unions will discuss the Rugby Championship on Thursday night with two options firmly on the table and a strong desire to pin down some dates to start planning. However, …

[ad_1] The New Zealand health minister has pleaded with people to stop spreading misinformation about the coronavirus, as the government struggles to contain a mini-group centered on an evangelical church in Auckland. The mini-cluster started with four cases in the suburb of Mt Roskill last month and has now grown …