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Managing COVID-19 risk from overseas – Expert Reaction

Managing COVID-19 risk from overseas – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 01 October 2020

A flurry of new imported COVID-19 cases has been announced today, with ten on the same flight from India. Twelve new cases […]

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Cross-country review highlights NZ’s COVID-19 strategy – Expert Reaction

Cross-country review highlights NZ’s COVID-19 strategy – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 25 September 2020

A just-published policy review in The Lancet says more countries should consider taking a ‘zero-COVID’ approach to tackling the pandemic. An international team of […]

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Alert Level status quo stays a little longer – Expert Reaction

Alert Level status quo stays a little longer – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 September 202023 September 2020

Aotearoa New Zealand will stay at its current Covid-19 Alert Level settings for at least another week to mitigate remaining […]

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Oxford vaccine trial on hold – Expert Reaction

Oxford vaccine trial on hold – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 11 September 202012 February 2021

An investigation is underway after a participant in the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine trial fell seriously ill. AstraZeneca is investigating whether […]

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A second COVID-19 death in Auckland – Expert Reaction

A second COVID-19 death in Auckland – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 05 September 2020

The former Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, Dr Joseph Williams QSO, has died in Auckland City Hospital. Dr Williams, who […]

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COVID-19 death in Auckland – Expert Reaction

COVID-19 death in Auckland – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 04 September 202004 September 2020

A man in his 50s with a coronavirus infection has died in Middlemore Hospital’s intensive care unit. It is the first COVID-19 […]

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Racism in healthcare and COVID-19 – Expert Reaction

Racism in healthcare and COVID-19 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 04 September 202004 September 2020

Two studies have documented the effects of inequity and racism in our healthcare system. A Te Pūnaha Matatini study shows the estimated […]

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Steroids help treat critically ill COVID-19 patients – Expert Reaction

Steroids help treat critically ill COVID-19 patients – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 03 September 2020

A review of seven clinical trials finds corticosteroids improve the chance of survival for COVID-19 patients. The research pooled data from […]

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Auckland’s level three extension – Expert Reaction

Auckland’s level three extension – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 August 2020

Auckland will stay in Alert Level 3 for another 12 days. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern provided the update this evening […]

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Tracing community cases of COVID-19 – Expert Reaction

Tracing community cases of COVID-19 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 August 202013 August 2020

Efforts to track down the origin of the new cases of COVID-19 in the community are ongoing. Director-General of Health […]

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