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coronavirus

RATs and self-isolation – Expert Q&A

RATs and self-isolation – Expert Q&A

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 06 July 202206 July 2022

Evidence shows some Covid-19 cases can remain infectious after seven days, meaning they may continue to spread the virus after leaving […]

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Forecasting the next five years of the COVID-19 crisis – Expert Reaction

Forecasting the next five years of the COVID-19 crisis – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 17 May 2022

An international report predicts the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to be a society-wide crisis of growing inequalities that span far beyond […]

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Covid-19 cases going undetected as winter approaches – Expert Reaction

Covid-19 cases going undetected as winter approaches – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 May 202216 May 2022

Modelling revealed by the Ministry of Health shows the next Covid-19 peak could coincide with a return of winter illnesses […]

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Catching Covid-19 more than once – Expert Q&A

Catching Covid-19 more than once – Expert Q&A

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 03 May 202203 May 2022

New Covid-19 variants and waning immunity could see more New Zealanders catching the virus for a second time. As we […]

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Covid-19 LAMP tests to be trialled  – Expert Reaction

Covid-19 LAMP tests to be trialled – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 01 May 2022

Thirty Air New Zealand staff will participate in a trial for LAMP tests, which can accurately detect Covid-19 within 30 minutes. The government […]

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New Covid-19 variant XE may be more transmissible – Expert Reaction

New Covid-19 variant XE may be more transmissible – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 05 April 202205 April 2022

The World Health Organization is warning of a new Covid-19 variant that may be more transmissible than Omicron BA.2. XE is potentially […]

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“Significant” brain changes documented after mild COVID-19 – Expert Reaction

“Significant” brain changes documented after mild COVID-19 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 08 March 202228 April 2023

Brain scans of patients infected with Covid-19 show changes in regions that affect memory and smell, and increased cognitive decline. In one of […]

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Phase 3 shakes up the pandemic response – Expert Reaction

Phase 3 shakes up the pandemic response – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 24 February 202224 February 2022

With more than 6,000 cases of Covid-19 recorded today, the gears are shifting on the Omicron outbreak in New Zealand, […]

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NZ moves to Red as Omicron cases spread – Expert Reaction

NZ moves to Red as Omicron cases spread – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 23 January 202223 January 2022

The country will shift to the Red setting of the traffic light system at midnight tonight, after nine cases of […]

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Omicron outbreak would move the country to Red – Expert Reaction

Omicron outbreak would move the country to Red – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 20 January 2022

The Prime Minister has announced if Omicron cases spread into the community, the country will move to the traffic light […]

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