MANILA (Reuters) – Developing Asia’s economic rebound this year could be dented by the rapid spread of the Delta coronavirus variant, the Asian Development Bank said on Wednesday, as it urged economies to adapt to
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Covid 19 coronavirus: No jab, no entry policies mulled as hungry businesses want to open up
Unvaccinated customers could be barred from entering shops, pubs, and restaurants if pressure to open the economy and Covid-19 concerns persist. As the country moves away from the most restrictive lockdowns, business leaders are wondering
Read moreCovid 19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: Thames more of a concern than Covid hotspot Kaiaua, district mayors say
While thousands of Waikato and Hauraki residents remain housebound due to several Covid cases in the area, it’s those living just down the road that have local leaders concerned. Dr Ashley Bloomfield yesterday used his
Read moreCovid-19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: Experts on Auckland’s move to alert level 3
A Covid-19 modelling expert says moving Auckland alert level 3 is a “calculated risk” and we could easily bounce back to level 4 in a matter of weeks. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced this afternoon,
Read moreCovid-19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: Expert on what Waikato cases could mean for Cabinet’s big lockdown decision
A top epidemiologist says the new cases of Covid-19 in Waikato highlight the need for mask use inside schools. Three household members of a remand prisoner with Covid-19 who was announced on Sunday as a
Read moreThe science behind Covid-19 vaccine boosters: Do we really need an extra shot?
It was only earlier this year that “Have you been vaccinated?” became the standard greeting in many countries. Now, that is set to be taken over by: “Have you got your booster shot?” Some countries, including
Read moreVaccine-sceptic bride-to-be killed by Covid to have funeral at her wedding venue
A surgical technician who avoided the Covid vaccine because she feared it would cause infertility died of coronavirus shortly before she was set to get married. Samantha Wendell, 29, will now have her funeral in
Read moreCovid-19 coronavirus: Chinese defector Wei Jingsheng claims he warned US of Covid months before pandemic declared
American leaders were allegedly warned of a new coronavirus circulating in Wuhan a staggering five months before the World Health Organisation declared the virus a pandemic. But according to shocking new claims by a Chinese
Read moreCovid 19 coronavirus Delta Outbreak: Thousands of deaths, expert warns unless vaccination rate gets to 90 per cent or above
THE most dangerous phase of the Covid-19 pandemic could still be ahead for New Zealand and opening up even with high vaccination rates could lead to thousands of deaths. University of Canterbury modeller Prof Michael
Read moreCovid 19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: Law Society to investigate rule flouting by lawyer who fled to Wānaka
By RNZ The president of the Law Society has expressed disappointment a lawyer is accused of flouting the Auckland lockdown rules to travel to a holiday home in Wānaka. Hannah Rawnsley fled alert level 4
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