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[ad_1] The Health Ministry is conducting an internal review on how a message was issued encouraging everyone in South and West Auckland to get tested for Covid-19. Deputy Director General for Health Robyn Shearer brought up the review towards the end of the daily Covid-19 briefing on Monday, when Health …

[ad_1] Derek Flynn / Stuff The store was closed Monday night and was undergoing a deep cleaning, a Countdown spokesperson said. A countdown has been closed off Auckland’s north shore and will undergo an immediate deep cleaning, after two positive visits to the Covid-19 case. A report from Newshub He …

[ad_1] Jim’s Mowing founder Jim Penman says his Victorian contractors financially affected by Melbourne’s second tight shutdown could sue the state government for $ 7 million. Penman told Australia’s NCA NewsWire that 615 contractors across the state were losing about $ 3,000 a week since the Premier’s controversial workplace restrictions …

[ad_1] Kim Jong Un had North Korean television screens with urgent news about the approaching typhoon for a full 24 hours, a move that experts have called unprecedented. On Wednesday, North Korea’s state television channel, Korean Central Television (KCTV) did something it had never done before: broadcast overnight as storm …

[ad_1] A near riot outside a hospital in the northeastern city of Recife in mid-August sent shockwaves across Brazil. Inside, a 10-year-old rape victim was having an abortion. Anti-abortion protesters try to force the door of a hospital in Brazil. Source: Associated Press Conservative religious groups and right-wing politicians linked …

[ad_1] COMMENTARY: Thanks to the Prime Minister for the courageous call to bring Auckland to Level 2 today. I don’t think it was an easy decision. It’s a risk to take, especially given the new daily case numbers we’re still seeing. Five new cases in the community today, two yesterday, …

[ad_1] KEVIN STENT Synergy Health and Fitness Club at The Terrace in Wellington is closed after a death at the club. One person died after a “serious incident” in a pool at a downtown gym on Monday. Synergy Health & Fitness Club paid tribute to staff member Ben May in …

[ad_1] Not enough is being done to prevent the spread of Covid-19 within workplaces, experts say. Epidemiologist Dr. Michael Baker said that ensuring strict precautions within the workplace was a vital part of preventing community transmission in New Zealand and that the country did not have much time to lose. …

[ad_1] Wellingtons joined the rest of the country in generally complying with the law regarding the mandatory use of masks on public transport. Some of the reasons offered by travelers to the capital for why they wore masks on Monday while traveling on buses, trains, and ferries included “for those …

[ad_1] Dominico Zapata / Things The Commissioner of Health and Disabilities has found communication gaps in the Waikato DHB. (File photo) The Waikato District Board of Health has been asked to apologize to the partner of a man who died while waiting to be treated in a hospital emergency department. …