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"We've been really lucky," says Professor Michael Baker.

Chris Hipkins says he'll consider changing the system after it emerged the worker cleaned both red and green zone planes.

Airport worker case criticised as systems failure by expert as mystery over infection continues Newshub 2 hrs ago Replay Video UP NEXT The cleaner who worked on red zone planes and contracted coronavirus also cleaned green zone planes, including planes that left for Australia as the bubble opened on Monday. The same protocols are practiced in Australia, but COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins isnt ruling out changes to the practice.  "Well look at changing the system, if the investiga...

Another household name, University of Otago epidemiologist Michael Baker, won the Prime Ministers Science Communication Prize. Otago University said in a statement Prof Baker had been New Zealands go-to science professional since the start of the pandemic. "Prof Baker wrote the book on New Zealands hugely successful COVID-19 elimination strategy, using multiple forms of science communication to actively promote a move away from a mitigation strategy in early March 2020." Prof Baker said he was ...

Strong response to public testing as Auckland nears end of lockdown day two Newshub 1/03/2021 © Video - Newshub; Image - Getty Watch: The latest on COVID-19. Auckland has entered its second day of COVID-19 alert level 3 and the rest of New Zealand remains at level 2. The super city was placed into lockdown on Saturday night after a Papatoetoe High School student tested positive for COVID-19 along with their mother. The case had been infectious for as long as a week and hadnt been in isolat...

Auckland has entered its second day of lockdown.

Auckland has entered its second day of lockdown.

Auckland has entered its second day of lockdown.

Auckland has entered its second day of lockdown.

Auckland has entered its second day of lockdown.