Tag: Face masks
‘Mask up’ – warns epidemiologist over NZ’s rising fourth wave...
RNZ News
Epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker says Aotearoa New Zealand is experiencing its fourth wave of covid-19 infection and warns people to stay vigilant.
He said...
NZ covid-19 traffic light system scrapped from midnight, says PM Jacinda...
RNZ News
All mask wearing requirements in Aotearoa New Zealand -- except in healthcare and aged care -- will be scrapped, and household contacts will...
‘We’ve politicised this issue too much’ – NZ expert calls for...
By Craig McCulloch, RNZ News deputy political editor
A prominent New Zealand epidemiologist is calling for much wider mask mandates, saying the roll-out of free...
‘Shooting ourselves in the foot’ – NZ doctor calls for tighter...
By Rowan Quinn, RNZ News health correspondent
Wearing glasses or getting a runny nose is enough to qualify for a mask exemption under current New...
‘No silver bullet against omicron’ – expect big numbers, says Hipkins
RNZ News
People should do everything they can against omicron, but it is likely large numbers will be infected, New Zealand's Covid-19 Response Minister says.
Speaking...
The bleak and black covid year that shook Papua New Guinea...
ANALYSIS: By Patrick Levo in Port Moresby
In all of the meandering years in the life of Papua New Guinea, 2021, which ended on Friday...
NZ covid cases jump by 45 – but ‘we’re still aiming...
RNZ News
Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins and Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield today gave a briefing on the vaccine rollout and current cases...
