Tag: Health testing
Pasifika make up half of cases in NZ’s omicron variant surge...
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalist
Pasifika people are making up about half of the cases in the current outbreak of the omicron variant in...
Covid-19 ‘might get more intense’ across world in coming weeks, warns...
By RNZ News
The new covid-19 variant found in the UK is set to become more prevalent across the world due to its more transmissible...
PNG confirms 4 new covid cases – breach in testing lab
By Thierry Lepani in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's Deputy Controller of the Pandemic Act, Dr Paison Dakulala, has announced four new covid-19 cases in...
Java on ‘red alert’ as coronavirus deaths spike in Indonesia
By Ardila Syakriah, Arya Dipa, Asip Hasani and Suherdjoko in Jakarta/Bandung/Blitar/Semarang
Indonesia’s most populous island of Java has become the country’s epicentre of the...
Surge in Māori virus testing but some NZ district health boards...
By Leigh-Marama McLachlan, Māori affairs correspondent of RNZ News
There has been a surge in the rate of Māori being tested for the covid-19 coronavirus...
NZ lockdown – day 7: People in their 20s are ‘the...
By RNZ News
New Zealanders in their 20s are the age group with the biggest numbers of Covid-19 and are "the vector for transmission", says...
Outrage after Indonesian politicians get priority testing for Covid-19
By Mong Palatino
Many Indonesian internet users have expressed anger over the decision of the House of Representatives (DPR) to test its 575 members for...