only 53 deaths due to covid 19 in new zealand, which really is such a low figure. let s get some of the day s other news four men have been charged in connection with the overdose death of actor michael k williams in september last year. the men are alleged to have been involved in the distribution of fentanyl laced heroin that resulted in the death of williams, who was best known for playing 0mar little on the wire. officials in argentina say at least 12 people have died and another 50 are in hospital after taking adulterated cocaine. police have raided a house and made ten arrests in a poor neighbourhood of buenos aires, where they believe the cocaine was sold. the manchester united footballer mason greenwood has been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of rape and assault. manchester united says he won t return to the pitch until further notice. a unionist minister in the belfast assembly has directed officials to stop carrying out checks on goods entering northern ir
break, but new zealand s rate defence, according to the government, is its vaccination rate. eligible people in new zealand, 94% of them, have two doses of the covid i9 vaccine. so the government says it is confident that this staged reopening will be safe, but it is part of a journey for new zealand going into uncharted territory of living with the virus. that is why we have a very cautious staged approach announced by the prime ministerfew hours ago. let s get some of the day s other news. four men have been charged in connection with the overdose death of actor michael k williams in september last year. the men are alleged to have been involved in the distribution of fentanyl laced heroin that resulted in the death of williams, who was best known for playing 0mar little on the wire. officials in argentina say at least 12 people have died and another 50 are in hospital after taking adulterated cocaine. police have raided a house
their deaths a tragedy, saying they had never reached the border. form and have been charged with the overdose death of michael k williams. they are alleged to have been involved in the distribution of fentanyl laced heroin leading to the death of williams, best known for playing 0mar little four in the wire. new zealand s prime minister has announced the country s border will reopen gradually from 27 february. jacinda ardern announced that australians will be able to travel quarantine free byjuly and that the country will be fully reopen to all visitors from october. now to this year s winter olympics in beijing, where the torch relay is under way. with the authorities tightening their grip across chinese society, the big worry for some athletes apart from covid is whether they will be safe to express their opinions. the international olympic committee has said participants are free to air their views, as long as it is not during competition