coronavirus

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.

Beijing's subway has dropped mandatory mask requirements for travellers, days after a Chinese health expert said the threat of Covid-19 to humans is no longer at a serious level.

Beijing's subway has dropped mandatory mask requirements for travellers, days after a Chinese health expert said the threat of Covid-19 to humans is no longer at a serious level.