The Government has announced new changes to how it tests for COVID-19 in people who work near New Zealand’s borders. […]
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COVID-19 at the borders – Expert Briefing
The SMC led an online media briefing about New Zealand’s efforts to control COVID-19 at the border. Associate Professor Patricia […]
Continue readingNew COVID-19 cases – Expert Reaction (Updated)
This post was updated on 18 June. The original 16 June post is below these new comments. Another case of […]
Continue readingCOVID-19 testing and the Pacific border – Expert Reaction
With no active COVID-19 cases in New Zealand, the next frontier is our borders. While the concept of a ‘trans-Tasman bubble’ […]
Continue readingAntarctic science shrunk for COVID-19 – Expert Reaction
Antarctica New Zealand is limiting its activities in the world’s only COVID-19-free continent, in an effort to keep it that […]
Continue readingNo active COVID-19 cases in New Zealand – Expert Reaction
The Ministry of Health has today announced that there are no active cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand. The final coronavirus patient has […]
Continue readingHydroxychloroquine research retracted – Expert Reaction
Authors of two studies on the use of hydroxychloroquine for treating COVID-19 have retracted the work, saying they “can no longer […]
Continue readingGovernment revises Alert Level 2 rules – Expert Reaction
The New Zealand Government has today revised the rules of COVID-19 Alert Level 2. Gatherings can increase to 100 people from […]
Continue readingCOVID-19 and immunity – Expert Briefing
The SMC led an online media briefing about the immune system, COVID-19 and what we know about whether people may […]
Continue readingGovt releases contact tracing app – Expert Reaction
The New Zealand Government has released a contact tracing app to help people keep a record of their movements amidst […]
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