MPs have not been immune to catching Covid as it sweeps the South
MPs have not been immune to catching Covid as it sweeps the South
Whatever you might say about Covid-19, and I’m sure you could say plenty, at least it does not discriminate.
Mike Houlahan
Reminder Southern Covid cases still at peak
Reminder Southern Covid cases still at peak
Pandemic health measures are about to ease but that does not mean that the pandemic is over, health officials warn.
Team efforts essential to coping
Team efforts essential to coping
Health reporter Mike Houlahan talks to Ged Campbell, the charge nurse manager of Dunedin Hospital’s ward 7a - the Covid-19 ward.
Return of rugby crowds sparks infection fears
Return of rugby crowds sparks infection spread fears
The return of crowds to top-level rugby this weekend has the doctor leading the southern response to Covid-19 deeply concerned mingling fans could spread Omicron.
Joy and relief as Covid limits eased
Joy and relief as Covid limits eased
Team of five million, get ready for kick-off.
‘Feels like they have forgotten about us’
‘Feels like they have forgotten about us’
There were 1631 good reasons yesterday not to ease Covid-19 safety restrictions in the South, members of at-risk communities in Otago and Southland said.
‘We’ve pulled together as a team’
‘We’ve pulled together as a team’
This week, the Otago Daily Times is highlighting some of the many dedicated people on the front lines of the fight against Covid-19.
Cases up as rules reviewed
Cases up as rules reviewed
A record number of new Covid-19 cases were recorded in Otago and Southland yesterday, as the Government prepares to ease pandemic restrictions.
Covid-19 patients in rural hospitals
Covid-19 patients in rural hospitals
The South has recorded its first Covid-19 admissions in rural hospitals.
Positivity, fun got vast task done
Positivity, fun got vast task done
Former Dunedin Hospital cardiothoracic nurse Melanie Solia knew she wanted to be involved somehow in the Covid-19 response, and the vaccination drive came at just the right time for her.
Affected wards identified
Affected wards identified
Covid-19 has infiltrated two South Island hospital wards and possibly also a rural trust hospital.
Walking tightrope between care and caution
Walking tightrope between care and caution
Today, the ODT begins a series saluting the many people working behind the scenes in the South’s fight against Covid-19. Health reporter Mike Houlahan talks to aged residential care nurse Holly Dunbar about the efforts being made to keep the region’s most vulnerable safe.
Affected wards in Dunedin identified
Affected wards in Dunedin identified
Covid-19 has infiltrated two Dunedin hospital wards and possibly also a rural trust hospital.
PM’s message: Snow me the money and tourists
PM’s message: Snow me the money and tourists
Anyone who saw Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern when she was in Dunedin last week would have thought to themselves, "that’s a person who needs a holiday".
Covid ‘certainly took off bloody quickly’
Covid ‘certainly took off bloody quickly’
Daily Southern Covid-19 case numbers have passed 1200 and Otago and Southland are nearing the peak of the outbreak. Mike Houlahan talks to the SDHB's Covid planning lead Hywel Lloyd about what to expect in the next few weeks.
Invercargill case increase overtakes Queenstown’s
Invercargill case increase overtakes Queenstown’s
Invercargill has emerged as the South’s latest Covid-19 hot spot, yesterday recording more daily cases than Queenstown for the first time.
South may be approaching cases peak
South may be approaching cases peak
The peak of the southern Omicron outbreak is looming.
More than half affected by cold-chain issue revaxxed
More than half affected by cold-chain issue revaxxed
More than half the people affected by a Covid-19 vaccine cold-chain problem have been revaccinated.
Record cases in the South — ‘shifting toward older people’
Record cases in the South — ‘shifting toward older people’
New Covid-19 cases in the South hit four figures for the first time yesterday, a reminder that the pandemic has not yet peaked in this region, a Canterbury Covid modeller warns.
Bridges’ decision surprises colleagues
Bridges’ decision surprises colleagues
Southern National MPs were stunned yesterday by the surprise resignation of the party’s finance spokesman Simon Bridges.