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[ad_1] It will be very difficult to completely remove Covid-19 from circulation in New Zealand when so many cases are believed to be asymptomatic, says a leading UK virologist. Dr. Chris Smith, clinical virologist consultant at Cambridge University and one of BBC Radio 5 LiveNaked Scientists says that it has …

[ad_1] Singapore reported 942 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, a one-day high for the small city-state that brought its total number of infections to 5,992, including 10 deaths. The sharp one-day rise in the small city-state of nearly six million people is the highest seen in Southeast Asia. ORE …

[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and is republished with permission. The head of a Nelson-based passenger airline says part of the government loan agreement with Air New Zealand means that regional New Zealand should expect air service in the future. Some regions were increasingly nervous about losing …

[ad_1] Hospitals in Japan are increasingly rejecting sick people as the country struggles with growing coronavirus infections and its emergency medical system collapses. In a recent case, 80 hospitals rejected an ambulance carrying a man with a fever and shortness of breath and forced him to search for hours for …

[ad_1] Evan Agostini / AP Taylor Swift is one of dozens of celebrities who donate their time and talent to the One World: Together at Home live online concert that will be screened at noon, Sunday, April 19, New Zealand time. Sam Smith, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, Elton …

[ad_1] A New Zealander whose wife and son are stranded in the Philippines has described the government’s flights of mercy as a “bureaucratic jungle.” Graham and Sandi Carter, along with their two-year-old son Hunter, traveled last year to spend six months with Sandi’s family in the Philippines. Carter, 69, returned …

[ad_1] The irony of voting to determine the next World Rugby president is that the often maligned tier two nations maintain the balance of power to shape the future of the game. The April 26 vote, to be held by email, to reinstate former England captain Bill Beaumont or anoint …

[ad_1] A new account of White Island helicopter pilot Brian Depauw’s life-saving instructions to his passengers on the crater shoreline reveals that the group held their breath for two minutes underwater as the ash cloud floated overhead. . Depauw was a pilot of the Air Safaris helicopter tours, and landed …

[ad_1] FAKE IMAGES Mitch Cronin never gave up hope of making his NRL debut. Queensland Cup Grand Final captain Mitch Cronin died in what was described as a training accident, after family members found him face down in the Brisbane backyard pool on Friday. The 27-year-old went through both Brisbane …

[ad_1] There are 13 new cases of coronavirus, confirmed the Ministry of Health. That brings the total number of cases to 1,422. Today’s new cases are made up of eight confirmed and five probable. Twenty people are in the hospital with Covid-19, three of them are in intensive care and …