Health

[ad_1] As if there weren’t enough obstacles in the way to establish the Rugby Championship in 2020, another has emerged in the form of positive tests for Covid-19. The Argentine Rugby Union has announced that six of the players on its national team have tested positive for the virus and …

[ad_1] Stu Forster / Getty Images Argentine Emiliano Boffelli is one of six players who tested positive for Covid-19 during the team’s training camp. The difficult became almost impossible, with the disputed New Zealand-based Rugby Championship dealing what seems like a fatal blow from the latest Covid-19 revelations in Argentina. …

[ad_1] Former Cook Islands Prime Minister and well-known Auckland physician Joe Williams died from the coronavirus, becoming the second fatality from the second outbreak, just one day after his older brother died in Brisbane. Williams, in his 80s, was admitted to Auckland hospital with coronavirus on Aug. 13. The Health …

[ad_1] A group of protesters unhappy with the government’s current alert levels made their presence felt in Rotorua today. The protesters gathered at Te Manawa, the intersection of Hinemoa and Tutanekai Sts, in an attempt to gain support for their “anti-blockade” message. The posters they carried covered a variety of …

[ad_1] US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden declared Trump “unfit” for the US presidency on Friday (local time), giving a passionate reaction to a report that Trump, who never served in uniform, allegedly mocked the American war dead. The president and his allies have dismissed The Atlantic report as false. …

[ad_1] The death of a Dunedin student from an acetaminophen overdose has led to limits on the sale of the pain reliever in supermarkets. New Zealanders are free to buy as much paracetamol as they want in supermarkets. But many European countries have introduced smaller packages and banned the sale …

[ad_1] A former Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, Joseph Williams, has died of coronavirus in Auckland, New Zealand’s health ministry said on Saturday, bringing the number of Covid-related deaths in the country to 24. Williams, who was 82, was a well-known GP, ​​politician and author, living in New Zealand. …

[ad_1] New Zealand’s latest Covid-19 death, Dr. Joe Williams, leaves a long legacy of helping the Pasifika community through the healthcare system, and his family plan to continue his loved one’s mission. Williams, a former Prime Minister of the Cook Islands and a highly respected GP, will be remembered by …

[ad_1] There are two new Covid-19 cases in the community today, and one case in managed isolation. The Health Ministry provided the latest update this afternoon, without a press conference at 1:00 p.m. One case has been linked as a close contact to the Americold household subgroup and the other …

[ad_1] After two deaths in less than 24 hours linked to the Auckland group, health officials will reveal today’s updated case numbers at 1 p.m. Yesterday there were five new cases, three of them in the community, and two in managed isolation facilities; six people in the hospital; and 152 …