Calls for stricter handling of foreign vessels after 'shambolic approach' to Rio De La Plata rnz.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rnz.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Expert's dismay: Pre-departure Covid tests checked 'randomly' at NZ airports newstalkzb.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newstalkzb.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Friday, 2 July 2021, 11:21 am By John Braddock, Socialist Equality Group Several New Zealand health experts have warned that Jacinda Ardern’s Labour Party-Greens coalition government has become “complacent“ over COVID-19 and didn’t act fast enough to suspend travel with the Australian state of New South Wales after a positive case from Sydney surfaced in Wellington last week. The New Zealand capital went from alert level 1 to 2, which mandates some social distancing measures, on June 23 after an Australian visitor who spent the previous weekend in the city tested positive on his return to Sydney. That city had been under limited restrictions following an outbreak that began on June
New Zealand government “complacent” over deepening COVID-19 danger Several New Zealand health experts have warned that Jacinda Ardern’s Labour Party-Greens coalition government has become “complacent“ over COVID-19 and didn’t act fast enough to suspend travel with the Australian state of New South Wales after a positive case from Sydney surfaced in Wellington last week. The New Zealand capital went from alert level 1 to 2, which mandates some social distancing measures, on June 23 after an Australian visitor who spent the previous weekend in the city tested positive on his return to Sydney. That city had been under limited restrictions following an outbreak that began on June 16.
Health staff were 'at risk of burnout' during February COVID outbreak despite a peak of just 15 active cases msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Getting the public on board with tougher long-term Covid-19 suggestions could be a challenge 14 May 2021 Ashley Bloomfield has suggested moving the country to a baseline of Level 2.5 restrictions, to allow borders to reopen to more low-risk countries. Those restrictions could be in place for three to five years, while the virus remains a pandemic or epidemic. Auckland University Professor of Medicine Des Gorman says long-term measures will be needed, but they need to be sustainable and enforceable. He says the public will comply with masks on planes, trains and buses, tracking apps and vaccine passports but won t comply with much stricter rules.
More measures needed to keep NZ Covid-free, experts say 1 May, 2021 06:00 AM 3 minutes to read Recent breaches of the trans-Tasman bubble emphasise the need for better border controls and tracing technology, health experts say. Photo / Supplied Recent breaches of the trans-Tasman bubble emphasise the need for better border controls and tracing technology, health experts say. Photo / Supplied RNZ Recent breaches of the trans-Tasman bubble emphasise the need for better border controls and tracing technology, health experts say. An infected traveller from Papua New Guinea, a red zone country, crossed paths with trans-Tasman travellers at Brisbane Airport on Thursday, because he was allowed into a green zone area.
More measures needed to keep NZ Covid-free, experts say rnz.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rnz.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.