COVID-19

Expert Reactions | Published: 30 April 202030 April 2020

The Ministry of Health has updated its definition of COVID-19 symptoms to include a loss of smell. New suspected symptoms continue to […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 28 April 202010 June 2020

An estimated 400,000 New Zealanders have returned to work today. But it’s still not known when the rest of the workforce will […]

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: 24 April 2020

While some New Zealanders are happy to continue staying in Alert Level 4 isolation, others are eagerly anticipating new freedoms […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 24 April 2020

Despite the dramatic reduction in social interaction at Alert Level 4, some of us are still getting sick with conditions […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 24 April 202024 April 2020

As part of the SMC’s COVID-19 response, we are funding data visualisations that are available to media under creative commons. […]

Blog | Published: 23 April 2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Aotearoa New Zealand Science Journalism Fund is offering an expedited funding round with […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 22 April 202023 April 2020

With flights grounded and cars off roads, this week has seen historic declines in the price of oil. While reduced […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 22 April 202023 April 2020

New Zealand will move to Alert Level 3 in less than one week’s time, with various implications for the healthcare […]

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 […]