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- Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald Senior Political Reporter on the review into our PCR testing capacityA damning review into the Ministry of Health’s PCR testing capacity.It’s been revealed that when the Ministry promised impressive testing capacities at the start of the Omicron outbreak is nowhere near what it promised to deliver.The Samoan Prime...5 min
- Paul Beswick: Kiwi traveller on being denied reentry to New Zealand after missing pre-departure test threshold timeCalls to scrap pre-departure tests are getting louder as the latest horror story emerges.A Kiwi visiting Sydney for work had his pre-departure PCR test to get back into NZ denied because it was recorded one minute earlier than the 48 hour threshold....3 min
- Erin O'Hara: How to cope with and recover from the post-Covid low mood and energyCovid seems to be doing the rounds again at the moment – and one thing I keep hearing from people, even if their symptoms where mild is how tired they still feel once recovered.So, let's talk about how to cope with and recover from post-covid low...5 min
- Peter Lewis: Panic buying in Shanghai as mass testing notices spark fears of new lockdownShanghai will carry out Covid-19 testing on more than half of its 25 million residents this weekend, fueling fears of a return to more stringent restrictions just days after the financial hub emerged from two months of painful lockdown.The mass...6 min
- Murray Olds: Before the "vertical consumption" ban can be scrapped, they want to gauge locals' opinionsSydney residents who want to stand up – still need to put the booze down.The city's "vertical consumption" ban, making people sit to avoid mingling and spreading Covid, is under review.The council says before it can be scrapped, they want to gauge...5 min
- Suzanne Billington: Tauriko School principal on home schooling application numbers droppingThe rush to home school our children that happened during the pandemic seems to be running out of steam.Applications peaked last November, now though; rural schools are seeing enrolment applications bounce back.Principal at Tauriko School just...5 min
- Heather du Plessis-Allan: Whether you work from home or not will become a test of your ambitionA headline this weekend caught my eye: “The office monsters are trying to claw their way back to 2019”.The office monsters are apparently the corporate leaders trying to force people back into the office, back from working from home, like we used to...3 min
- Des Gorman: Auckland University Emeritus Professor says the actual vaccine rate will be much less than 90 percentOur vaccination rate isn't quite as high as it's being promoted.Stats NZ is reviewing Ministry of Health data which captured those who used the health system in 2020.The 96 percent level claimed could be skewed as Maori have a much lower usage rate...4 min
- Tim Dower: Is it a big deal Health Ministry stuffed up the data of people vaccinated?The Health Ministry is in the spotlight this morning, over the database it used to keep tabs on Covid vaccinations.Apparently, the Ministry went with its usual 'we know best' approach.At the time, the guys over at Stats NZ were saying, “here, use...2 min
- Matthew Tukaki: Maori Health Authority Chair says we need to get a handle on what vaccine number peer review meansStats NZ will conduct a peer review of our vaccine numbers as questions are asked about their accuracy.The vaccination rate for people aged over 12 is calculated on those who were that age prior to June 30 2020 and had accessed health services that...5 min
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Covid Watch is the home of the latest Covid-19 news from New Zealand and around the world, with the conversations Newstalk ZB is having with all the newsmakers and experts to keep you informed.