World 26 Jan, 2021 06:46 AMQuick Read Taiwan has been applauded for its swift and sustained efforts to contain Covid-19 over the past year. Photo / AP Health authorities in Taiwan are quarantining 5,000 people while looking for the source of...
World 26 Jan, 2021 12:24 AM4 minutes to read People line up for vaccinations in Minnesota on January 21. Photo / AP A new Brazilian variant of the coronavirus has made its first known appearance in the United States in a...
The Covid testing centre at Pohe Island today. Photo / Tania Whyte The first results of a mass testing campaign across Northland is set to give an indication if one of the most potent strains of Covid-19 has spread in the...
There are concerns people with asthma and allergies may face discrimination due to similarities with Covid-19 symptoms. A new study conducted by Sensitive Choice, a National Asthma Council programme, has found 41 per cent of Otago residents would automatically assume someone...
Business 25 Jan, 2021 10:26 PM3 minutes to read European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde. Photo / Getty Images Christine Lagarde said Europe’s economic recovery had been “delayed, but not derailed” as she stressed the need for governments to pour on...
Almost 10 hours – that is how long one Northland man waited in line to get tested for Covid-19. Local primary school teacher Joel, who asked that his surname not be used, made sure to have a big breakfast before leaving...
People in queues of traffic wait for a Covid-19 test at the pop-up testing station on Winger Cres in Kamo yesterday. Photo / Karina Cooper Covid-19 testing stations have been busy since the Northland community case was announced, with crews poised...
TORONTO — Shortly after the first case of COVID-19 was detected in Canada, front-line workers including nurses, teachers and grocery store employees had to change how they work in order to keep themselves and Canadians safe. On Jan. 25, 2020, Canada’s...
A U.K. trial found that commonly used antibiotics azithromycin and doxycycline were generally not effective as a treatment for early stages of COVID-19 in order to prevent hospitalization or further intervention, Oxford University said on Monday. The trial, dubbed PRINCIPLE, found...
A British study found widely used antibiotics azithromycin and doxycycline were generally ineffective against early-stage COVID-19, as the search for treatments against the illness continues while vaccines are being rolled-out. The trial, backed by the British government and dubbed PRINCIPLE, found...
