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[ad_1] Two Covid-19 deaths in Auckland in 12 hours have proven to be a strong reminder of the dire results for some infected with a virus that has killed more than 871,000 worldwide this year. Two people with the virus, a man in his 50s and former Cook Islands Prime …

[ad_1] Dr Joe Williams, a former Prime Minister of the Cook Islands and a highly respected GP, died at the Covid-19 hospital in Auckland, the Health Ministry confirmed. The Pacifika Medical Association Group announced his death this morning. The Health Ministry confirmed this morning that Dr. Williams died last night …

[ad_1] Former Prime Minister of the Cook Islands and Auckland-based GP, Dr Joseph Williams, has passed away at the age of 82. Source: Governor General’s website The Ministry of Health has confirmed this morning that his death is the second death related to Covid-19 in the same number of days. …

[ad_1] Victoria’s police force is so thorough in checking Melbourne residents’ movements that officers even detained the state’s prime minister this morning. Daniel Andrews said he was stopped by officers who were checking that motorists were not violating the 5 km travel limit as part of the strict city lockdown. …

[ad_1] COMMENTARY: The resurgence of Covid-19 confirms that when it comes to people from the Pacific, the healthcare system of successive governments is not fit for purpose. Despite long-standing evidence of poor health outcomes and barriers to health services, Pacific people account for 75% of cases in the Auckland group …

[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said that extending the settings provided greater confidence that the virus was contained, noting that this group has been extended particularly through social gatherings. Having only been at the 2.5 level for a few days, the impact of that move down is still largely unknown. …

[ad_1] Tributes from the New Zealand community and beyond have flooded following the death of former Cook Islands Prime Minister Dr Joe Williams of Covid-19. Your playlist will load after this announcement. The prominent physician, who was 80 years old, died last night in Auckland Hospital, and was described by …

[ad_1] The lead author of the UNICEF report card, which ranked New Zealand as one of the worst places in the developed world for children, says the report is fair, accurate and transparent. Unicef’s report card series used pre-Covid-19 data to rank EU and OECD countries in a league table …

[ad_1] Patients in the Auckland group are being hospitalized at twice the rate of other Covid-19 cases in New Zealand, and its specific impact on Maori and Pasifika is likely a major factor. A Herald analysis found that 18 of the 152 cases in the group have resulted in hospitalization, …

[ad_1] Russian scientists have belatedly published the first results of the first trials of the experimental Sputnik V vaccine, which received government approval last month but drew considerable criticism from experts as the injections had only been tested in several dozen people. before being administered more widely. In a report …