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The South Island lockdown extension has received widespread support, but questions are being asked about why level 4 was initially set for only three days.

There are fears two Auckland events could be Covid super spreaders, with close to 2000 people having come into contact with a case in just one night.

Covid-19 modeller Michael Plank says the level 4 lockdown "will be stopping the virus in its tracks" and although case numbers may continue rising during the next week he is hopeful the numbers will start dropping after that.

Split the country into Covid-19 zones, make sure there’s no Covid-19, and you might be able to open up earlier, a leading public health expert says.

More locations of interest connected to the latest cases of Covid-19 have been revealed, with the Director General of Health warning there will be a large number as the cases were "out and about a lot".

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The exception is Victoria, where in addition to a pre-departure test, travellers must self-isolate upon return to New Zealand and return a negative day three test. Covid-19 modeller and University of Canterbury professor Michael Plank said he thought this was the right approach, as the main thing was that people coming from New South Wales were entering MIQ. “I think this is a sensible way to bring people home, because we wouldn’t have the MIQ capacity for everyone who’s currently in A...

Statistician says Fijis rapidly escalating COVID-19 crisis has overtaken the spread of infection seen in India at its reported peak Health workers under immense pressure with increasing cases, severe cases and deaths Statistician says Fijis rapidly escalating COVID-19 crisis has overtaken the spread of infection seen in India at its reported peak Health workers under immense pressure with increasing cases, severe cases and deaths Canterbury University statistician Professor Michael Plank and Pe...

NSW death highlights threat and need for speedy vaccination - expert © 2021 James D. Morgan People walk on the promenade at Bondi Beach on July 11, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by James D. Morgan/Getty Images) The death of a woman infected with Covid-19 in New South Wales highlights the importance of speedy vaccination, a public health expert is warning. The Australian state recorded 77 new cases of the coronavirus yesterday, and its first Covid-19 related death in 10 months. Twenty-two...