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… In this photo-essay of the COVID-19 pandemic in Aotearoa/NZ, each photo is accompanied … action. The distinguishing feature of the NZ response to COVID-19 was that the Government listened to science input … plan to an elimination strategy. 1 The goal of eliminating COVID-19 transmission in the community has driven subsequent …

… evidence that some cases (~1%) may still be incubating COVID-19 even after 14 days in quarantine [2]. We therefore face the risk of re-introducing COVID-19 to New Zealand through these means. Mass masking in … that mass masking has been a useful strategy in containing COVID-19 in a number of countries (e.g., Taiwan, Hong Kong – …

… infections (e.g., vaccination against influenza and COVID-19).   Introduction   We live at a time when more of us … population – to investigate people who had been tested for COVID-19, diagnosed with community-acquired bacterial … or tested for influenza over the same period during the COVID pandemic. More than 900,000 people were tested for …

… A feature of Aotearoa New Zealand’s COVID-19 elimination strategy is the rapid identification and then management of any COVID-19 cases arising from border system failures. Within … University of Otago Wellington The re-emergence of COVID-19 in several Australian states and territories, and …

… Government should establish an official inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic response. Such an inquiry could identify … SARS-CoV-2 transmission, the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19. It ultimately sustained one of the lowest mortality rates from COVID-19 in the OECD (just above Australia), but it went much …

… to interested Pacific Island states. The global impact of Covid-19 pandemic was huge – and persists. Cumulative excess … this reinforced in the just released Inquiry Report on the Covid-19 pandemic report in Australia 10 (along with linkages … citizens to return from overseas. We note that, during the Covid-19 pandemic, both Australia and NZ experienced multiple …

… A new web tool, COVID-19 Pandemic Trade-offs, allows people to weigh the … reproduced with permission from Pursuit  The burning COVID-19 question this year is – “When can we get back to … We have now made it available as a web tool – called  COVID-19 Pandemic Trade-offs  – so that policymakers and the …

… Border controls are critical in preventing future COVID-19 outbreaks in NZ. In this blog we consider the recent … NZ’s greatest vulnerability in the ongoing battle against COVID-19. Recent reporting of low levels of COVID-19 testing of border facing staff in managed isolation …

… some Asian countries as a control measure in the current Covid-19 pandemic. There is some suggestive laboratory and … reducing the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo supplied by Ling Chan with … A further, small study looked at cotton mask use on Covid-19 infected patients and found a 96% reduction in viral …