Claire Kaplan, Author at Science Media Centre

Expert Reactions | Published: 30 June 202030 June 2020

A Chinese and British research team has identified a new H1N1 influenza virus in pigs. The research, published today in […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 24 June 202024 June 2020

The Government has announced a suite of measures in an effort to protect New Zealand’s native Māui and Hector’s dolphins. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 23 June 202024 June 2020

The Government has announced new changes to how it tests for COVID-19 in people who work near New Zealand’s borders. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 20 May 202021 May 2020

The New Zealand Government has released a contact tracing app to help people keep a record of their movements amidst […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 May 2020

A new model predicts how COVID-19 could spread through different groups in the New Zealand population. The study – which […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 May 202011 August 2020

The Government has published its Budget 2020 ‘Rebuilding Together’ this afternoon, announcing $50 billion to deliver a COVID-19 response and […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 May 202013 May 2020

A pre-print study says there is a new, quickly spreading mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The study – which has […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 24 April 2020

New research, led by New Zealander Dr Anne Wyllie, suggests that saliva samples may be more sensitive to detecting SARS-CoV-2 […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 21 April 202021 April 2020

New Zealand will move from Alert Level 4 to Alert Level 3 at 11:59pm on Monday, 27 April, Prime Minister Jacinda […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 April 2020

New Zealanders returning to the country will be quarantined for 14 days in an approved facility. This afternoon Prime Minister Jacinda […]