Omicron strikes: More than 800 staff from one DHB off work
By Rowan Quinn of RNZ More than 800 Counties Manukau DHB staff are not at work because they're sick or a member of their household has Covid-19, as case n
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By Rowan Quinn of RNZ More than 800 Counties Manukau DHB staff are not at work because they're sick or a member of their household has Covid-19, as case n
More than 800 Counties Manukau DHB staff are not at work because they're sick or a member of their household has Covid-19, as case numbers in hospitals rise.
More than 800 Counties Manukau DHB staff are not at work because theyre sick or a member of their household has Covid19 as case numbers in hospitals rise
The nurses union says it is "great" news the Govt will spend $644m upgrading hospitals, but say "dire" staffing levels remain the elephant in the room.
Cases per 100,000 Source: Ministry of Health The death toll would have been much higher if the early and significant action New Zealand opted for had not been taken. New Zealand was "literally a week away from not being able to contain" coronavirus when the decision was made to plunge into a nationwide lockdown, Royal NZ College of General Practitioners' medical director Dr Bryan Betty said in June. At the time, Betty said New Zealand was staring down the barrel of a "potential health system meltdown" similar to those seen in Italy, Spain, the UK and the US. With the spectre seen in parts of ...