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[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. Public health experts are closely watching the arrival of a highly contagious new strain of Covid-19 at New Zealand managed quarantine and isolation facilities. So far, six cases of the recently identified UK variant, which is up to …

[ad_1] UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to outline stricter restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19, even as Britain stepped up its vaccination program by becoming the first nation to start using the injection developed by the University of Oxford and the pharmaceutical AstraZeneca. Johnson, who has said tougher …

[ad_1] New Zealand January 2, 2021 11:52 pm2 minutes to read Aucklanders looking to take a dip in the sea should think twice with dozens of high-risk swimming warnings on the region’s beaches. Video / NZ Herald Aucklanders looking to take a dip in the sea should think twice with …

[ad_1] More than $ 37 million in personal protective equipment (PPE) imported to deal with the coronavirus pandemic was never used because it did not meet safety standards, according to the latest annual report from the Ministry of Health. Another $ 34.5 million in costs was written off at the …

[ad_1] The new variant of Covid-19 is “vastly” more transmissible than the previous version of the virus, according to a study. And while it’s not deadlier, more transmission means more cases, and the UK, where the new variant was first identified, is struggling to respond. Photo: 123rf.com He concludes that …

[ad_1] The Ministry of Health has published new guidelines for the treatment of frenulum. Photo / 123rf.com Surgery on babies with a frenulum will be examined more closely after some healthcare workers reported an increase in controversial procedures. Assistant Health Minister Dr. Ayesha Verrall says some children need minor surgery, …

[ad_1] Frank Augstein / AP WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces espionage charges in the United States for the site’s publication of classified US military documents a decade ago. (File photo) A British judge rejected the US request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges, saying it would …

[ad_1] Sport January 3, 2021 08:50 pm5 minutes to read Gerry Marsden performing at Anfield, Liverpool. Photo / Getty Gerry Marsden, the British singer who was instrumental in turning a song from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “Carousel” into one of the great anthems in the world of football, has …

[ad_1] Aucklanders looking to take a dip in the sea should think twice with dozens of high-risk swimming warnings on the region’s beaches. According to the Auckland City Council’s Safeswim website, more than 50 of Auckland’s beaches are at “high risk” of getting sick from swimming. Ten of those places …

[ad_1] British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned today that more onerous lockdown restrictions are likely to apply in the coming weeks in England as the country reels from a new variant of the coronavirus that has brought infection rates to their levels. highest recorded. Boris Johnson. Source: 1 NEWS Johnson, …