Health

[ad_1] Weeks after two of his roommates were diagnosed with Covid-19, Mohamad Arif Hassan says he is still waiting to be tested for the coronavirus. Quarantined in his room in a sprawling foreign worker dormitory that has become Singapore’s largest viral group, Arif says he is not overly concerned that …

[ad_1] Schools may stagger reopening days next week – and may let some students take longer to “transition” back to school if their parents have safety concerns. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed, as signaled last week, that schools and early childhood services will be open again for all students …

[ad_1] Renee West / Supplied Renee West has reunited with her mother Lesley Haughey, who was given just one week to live after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. A Taranaki woman had to tell her dying mother that she loves her after struggling to reunite for the last time. …

[ad_1] A woman returned a positive test for coronavirus just one day after her release from an Auckland prison. The woman received her positive Covid-19 result on Saturday after she was rescued on Friday and tested the same day. The woman was detained after allegedly refusing to undergo a medical …

[ad_1] Michael Bradley / Things Auckland Region Women’s Correctional Center in Wiri, South Auckland. A woman returned a positive test for coronavirus just one day after her release from an Auckland prison. The woman received her positive Covid-19 result on Saturday after she was rescued on Friday and tested the …

[ad_1] School buses go back to work when students and teachers are ready to return to the classroom next week. On Monday afternoon, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the country would move to closure level 2. Students may return to school and early learning services may reopen beginning next Monday, …

[ad_1] New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has confirmed that the domestic form of Super Rugby involving the Blues, Bosses, Hurricanes, Crusaders and Highlanders, known as Super Rugby Aotearoa, will begin on Saturday, June 13. This allows players four weeks to properly prepare for contact training. Today’s news follows the government’s announcement …

[ad_1] David Unwin / Stuff There are no patients with Covid-19 in Palmerston North Hospital A woman in her 20s has become the 32nd case of Covid-19 in the MidCentral Health district. She was one of three new cases of the virus reported by the Ministry of Health on Monday, …

[ad_1] New Zealanders will begin to return to normal this week, as almost two months of strict blockade comes to an end after the country’s successful battle against Covid-19. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Monday that the country would lower restrictions from Level 3 to Level 2 on Thursday, allowing …

[ad_1] By RNZ A woman who tested positive for Covid-19 had been in an Auckland jail for 10 days after refusing to be examined when she arrived from the United States. The woman in her 20s agreed to take the test when she appeared in court last Friday. She was …