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[ad_1] Fresh Collective staff in Auckland have threatened a strike during the Christmas rush demanding a pay increase. The grocery store is a boutique brand owned by Foodstuffs NZ, which also owns New World and Pak ‘n Save. First Union spokeswoman Tali Williams said Fresh Collective staff at Mount Albert …

[ad_1] A new, more infectious variant of the Covid-19 virus identified in the UK is highly likely to reach New Zealand’s borders, says one expert. The new variant is blamed for the faster-than-expected spread of Covid-19 in London, the South East and the East of England, which have been subjected …

[ad_1] RICKY WILSON / THINGS Five new cases of coronavirus were announced on Monday (File photo). There are five new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand and none in the community, the Health Ministry said. The Ministry said that one of the cases was considered historical, a fisherman from Russia. …

[ad_1] RICKY WILSON / THINGS Five of Sunday’s six coronavirus cases were moved to Auckland’s Quarantine Facility, Jet Park, after testing positive (file photo). The Ministry of Health is ready to publish the latest Covid-19 numbers at 1 pm. On Sunday, six managed isolated cases were announced. STUFF Covid-19 Response …

[ad_1] One by one, several European Union nations have banned flights from the UK and others were considering such action, all in the hope of preventing a new strain of coronavirus spreading across southern England from establishing a foothold. solid on the continent. France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and …

[ad_1] Cancer Society Medical Director Dr. Chris Jackson. Photo / Cancer Society of New Zealand By Ruth Hill of RNZ An internal turmoil at drug purchasing agency Pharmac has blocked funding for a life-prolonging drug for bowel cancer patients that is available in 52 other countries. Meanwhile, patients are going …

[ad_1] New Zealand will see the UK’s new Covid-19 variant here in the coming weeks, a leading epidemiologist warns. Photo: 123rf.com But, the new variant of Covid-19 found in the UK is potentially only a problem for New Zealand if the virus is imported and an outbreak starts here, said …

[ad_1] Aaron with his mother on a visit to Germany in 2017. Photo / Supplied We are winning the fight against the virus, but as Aaron Dahmen writes, there is an insulating curse on our Covid freedom. OPINION: On Christmas day nine years ago, I put on shorts and a …

[ad_1] One by one, several European Union nations have banned flights from the UK and others were considering such action, all in the hope of preventing a new strain of coronavirus spreading across southern England from establishing a foothold. solid on the continent. Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Italy …

[ad_1] A child is seen locked up in a closed park on Dee Why beachfront on December 19 after a cluster of Covid-19 cases on Sydney’s north beaches. Photo / AP As Australian health officials struggle to contain the Covid-19 outbreak in Sydney, a leading epidemiologist warns that “it could …