coronavirus

The Retirement Commissioner is urging MSD to update its pension policy in light of a report that found it created emotional and financial stress for recipients during the Covid-19 pandemic. 

A worker has won an Employment Court case challenging their dismissal for refusing to get the Covid vaccine, in a judgement which could have wider ramifications for the public service.

Almost $160 million worth of rapid antigen tests bought during the Covid pandemic is set to be wasted if Health NZ doesn’t find a way to repurpose or recycle them.

New Zealand has now recorded more than 3000 deaths attributed to Covid-19, the Ministry of Health says.

As Covid restrictions ease in Japan and citizens slowly move away from mask-wearing, smile instructors are seeing a surge in demand.

Certain garlic varieties grown in Australia can reduce the infectiousness of Covid-19 and influenza, according to world-first Australian research.

Most eligible Kiwis have yet to get the new Covid-19 booster, and an expert says lifting uptake is crucial to reducing the number of people hospitalised or killed by the virus this winter.

The World Health Organization has ended the global emergency status for Covid-19, more than three years after its original declaration.