Covid 19 coronavirus: The virus border breaches still confounding experts
2 May, 2021 07:00 AM
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There are many questions still yet to be answered about how some of New Zealand s Covid-19 outbreaks occurred, but they may never be answered. Photo / File
There are many questions still yet to be answered about how some of New Zealand s Covid-19 outbreaks occurred, but they may never be answered. Photo / File
They ve caused lockdowns and job losses, sparked widespread public anxiety and mobilised an army of health workers. But experts say there are still unanswered questions surrounding some of our Covid-19 community outbreaks and we
Covid 19 coronavirus: Why MIQ is still a risk to transtasman bubble
1 May, 2021 02:37 AM
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Just the facts - A closer look at the first four vaccines to be rolled out in New Zealand. How they work, why we need them and who developed them. Video / NZ Herald
Just the facts - A closer look at the first four vaccines to be rolled out in New Zealand. How they work, why we need them and who developed them. Video / NZ Herald
Every 100,000 travellers passing through quarantine in Australia and New Zealand has come with an average six failures - and experts warn that risk may increase as the Covid-19 pandemic burns on.
Covid-19: Why MIQ is still a risk to transtasman bubble Sat, 1 May 2021, 4:21PM
Every 100,000 travellers passing through quarantine in Australia and New Zealand has come with an average six failures - and experts warn that risk may increase. (Photo / Dean Purcell)
Covid-19: Why MIQ is still a risk to transtasman bubble Sat, 1 May 2021, 4:21PM
Every 100,000 travellers passing through quarantine in Australia and New Zealand has come with an average six failures - and experts warn that risk may increase as the Covid-19 pandemic burns on.
In a new analysis, Otago University researchers found that, up until March 31, there had been 14 failures in quarantine systems in Australia, and 10 here.
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Friday 16 April 2021, 12:27 PM
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Orion Health research director and Precision Driven Health chief executive Kevin Ross
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has awarded Te Pūnaha Matatini the coveted 2020 Prime Minister’s Science Prize for their contribution to Aotearoa New Zealand’s globally-lauded COVID-19 response.
The transdisciplinary Te Punaha Matatini COVID-19 modelling team comprises researchers and experts from across academia, Crown Research Institutes and industry, and includes Orion Health data scientists Pieta Brown, Dr Ning Hua and Dr Kevin Ross.
The team was recognised for their tireless work in developing mathematical models, analysing data and communicating the results to inform the New Zealand Government’s response to the global pandemic. The results of this work were translated for Government policymakers and front-line operators.
A medical professional administers a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test on a member of the public at a drive-through clinic as authorities try to suppress a growing cluster of cases in Brisbane, Australia, March 30, 2021. Picture taken March 30, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
Australia and New Zealand are scheduled to open their borders to quarantine-free travel on April 19 in what some see as a blueprint for other countries where the COVID-19 virus has been controlled.
The international travel and aviation sectors have been hammered over the past 12 months, with international borders closed to contain the pandemic. This has resulted in the loss of countless jobs and billions in revenue.