Health

[ad_1] Scientific agency ESR is moving closer to new types of tests that will quickly reveal whether someone has Covid-19 or how widely the virus circulates in a community. In a lengthy interview with the Herald, ESR’s new CEO Peter Lennox said his staff was actively examining saliva tests, along …

[ad_1] Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has released a new roadmap outside of stage 4 coronavirus restrictions, and the news is disappointing for Melbourne residents. At a press conference on Sunday afternoon, Andrews revealed that the current strict lockdown on Covid-19, which was due to end in mid-September, would now be …

[ad_1] By RNZ’s Phil Pennington The workplace safety regulator promises to get better legal advice on the possibility of prosecution in cases of death and serious injury. WorkSafe did not act on a coroner’s recommendation to prosecute a trucking company for an accident that killed two children on Desert Road …

[ad_1] Professor Des Gorman, a public health expert at the University of Auckland, said the new rules are a “very good idea”, but they cannot understand the exemptions. “I don’t understand the exceptions for airline crews and grooms: the border is the border.” Air New Zealand said some aircrews are …

[ad_1] By RNZ New Zealand businesswoman Jenene Crossan became No. 37 on the list of confirmed coronavirus cases in this country in March, but she still suffers from associated health problems, not to mention “hardcore internet trolls,” six months later. Having previously lived in London, Crossan, CEO of Powered by …

[ad_1] Friends of a South Auckland refrigeration store worker who died this week from Covid-19 have paid tribute to the father of four. Alan Te Hiko, in his 50s, died on Friday after battling the disease for several weeks in the intensive care unit at Middlemore Hospital. He worked at …

[ad_1] There are five new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand, four cases in the community and one imported case. The four new community cases are linked to the broader August Auckland cluster and are epidemiologically linked to the Mt Roskill Evangelical Church “mini-cluster”. The imported case is a man …

[ad_1] The four community cases are all linked to the Auckland group, while the imported case is a man in his 20s who arrived from India on 23 August. He tested positive on the third day of his stay and is now in quarantine. As of Sunday afternoon, there were …

[ad_1] The Ministry of Health is providing a Covid-19 update today at 1 pm Last night, ministry officials confirmed they were investigating a possible Covid-19 case in Canterbury. The person is in controlled isolation. However, it is not clear if they have come from abroad or have been in the …

[ad_1] More than 300 yachts are stuck in limbo in the South Pacific as cyclone season approaches, unable to dock in New Zealand due to Covid-19 restrictions. The Ocean Cruising Club (OCC) says it has written to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Health Minister Chris Hipkins several times, asking for …