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[ad_1] India has reported another record increase of 95,735 new coronavirus infections in 24 hours as the virus spreads beyond its major cities. According to the country’s Health Ministry, the number of people known to be infected in India reached 4,465,863 on Thursday. Channi Anand / AP India now has …

[ad_1] Fake news, misinformation and conspiracy theories threaten to derail the country’s response to Covid-19 and impede progress towards alert level 1. The government has issued a strong warning after revealing that people linked to the Mt Roskill church group were skeptical about the severity of the pandemic, while an …

[ad_1] Members of the Auckland coronavirus group have visited more than a dozen “sights” since August. The 14 locations confirmed by the Ministry of Health stretch from Albany in North Auckland to Tokoroa in Waikato. They include several supermarkets, restaurants, and cafes, as well as schools and medical offices. According …

[ad_1] The government will not prevent people from traveling to New Zealand from India, despite two recent flights that brought 28 cases of Covid-19 to the country’s managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) facilities. The Health Ministry confirmed Thursday that two more passengers traveling from India tested positive on the 12th …

[ad_1] A Queensland resident who flew home too late to say goodbye to her dying father was quarantined in a hotel the morning of her funeral, sparking a war of words between the Australian prime minister and the Queensland prime minister. In response, the state’s health director, Dr. Jeannette Young, …

[ad_1] A day after an announcement by Sanzaar that she was expected to hand over the Rugby Championship to Australia, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has indicated that the Government would not be entirely at fault if that happened. A report from across Tasmania on Wednesday said Australia could snatch the …

[ad_1] A day after an announcement by Sanzaar that she was expected to hand over the Rugby Championship to Australia, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has indicated that the Government would not be entirely at fault if that happened. A report from across Tasmania on Wednesday said Australia could snatch the …

[ad_1] A participant in AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine trial triggered a global shutdown of the promising vaccine after she experienced worrisome neurological symptoms. The woman’s symptoms were consistent with transverse myelitis, a serious spinal inflammatory disorder that can cause bladder problems, muscle weakness, pain and, in the worst case, paralysis. AstraZeneca …

[ad_1] GOOGLE MAPS / Supplied Food 4 Less Supermarket is located at 64 Atkinson Ave in Ōtāhuhu, south of Auckland. Rotten chicken boxes, a roach infestation and a filthy shop resulted in a $ 45,000 fine for an Auckland food retailer. U&S Chand Investments, which operates Food 4 Less in …

[ad_1] “The repeated, deliberate and malicious spread of misinformation” threatened to block a move to alert level 1, says Health Minister Chris Hipkins. Hipkins’ comments follow health officials who revealed four new Covid-19 cases today, two of which are in the community. The other two are border cases in managed …