Tag: covid-19

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A person tested positive for covid-19 today at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital emergency department after turning up for an unrelated issue, the...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk France has declared a health emergency in New Caledonia after covid-19 was detected in the community, RNZ Pacific reports. The state of...

By Edwin Nand in Suva A four-month-old baby boy has died from covid-19 in Fiji. Health Secretary Dr James Fong has confirmed the child was admitted...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A Māori political leader has branded opposition neoliberal ACT leader David Seymour's act this week undermining an indigenous response to New...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Fiji celebrated Constitution Day today virtually due to the ongoing civid-19 pandemic crisis, but many see the day as a hollow...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY REPORTING: By Moana Ellis, Local Democracy Reporter The national strategy of vaccinating against covid-19 through general and mass events is not working for...

RNZ Pacific New Caledonia has detected three cases of Covid-19 in the community and ordered a two-week lockdown from midday today. The three cases are not...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk New Caledonia has declared all schools in the Southern province closed for two weeks from tomorrow after health authorities reported at...

RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced New Zealand, outside of Auckland, will move to alert level 2 from 11.59pm Tuesday, September 7. Delta alert...

By Rohit Deo in Suva Fiji health authorities report that there are currently 204 covid-19 patients admitted at the country's hospitals. According to the Ministry of...

RNZ News New Zealand reported 20 new community cases of covid-19 today, according to the Ministry of Health. Speaking at today's government briefing, Director-General of Health...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Papua New Guinean chief executives believe the country's entire workforce needs to be vaccinated against covid-19 to be fully productive, says...

RNZ Pacific Pacific health providers say a major New Zealand government funding boost is not just a recognition of the critical role they play in...

RNZ News A man with covid-19 who allegedly escaped an Auckland MIQ facility today has been charged with breaking lockdown rules and has been bailed...

RNZ Pacific Eight more people have died from covid-19 in Fiji, taking the death toll past 500. The Fiji government also confirmed 290 new cases for...

By Nita Blake-Persen, RNZ News Checkpoint reporter A former Air New Zealand flight attendant who is now at the frontlines of Auckland's covid vaccination...

RNZ News New Zealand's Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says the country may never find out the source of the current outbreak, while Prime...

RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says if New Zealand had not moved into lockdown, daily case numbers could have been around 550. Cabinet has confirmed...

REVIEW: By Krishan Dutta While the covid-19 pandemic’s relentless cyclone continues across the globe wreaking havoc on economies and social systems, this book sheds light...

RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke at today's 1pm press conference about the importance of mental health and support services in the community during...

RNZ Pacific New Zealand has 82 new community cases of covid-19 today, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. There was no media conference from the government...

RNZ News New Zealand's largest city Auckland faces two more weeks of alert level 4 as the the rest of the country prepares to move...