Covid 19 coronavirus: Two new cases, infected MIQ security guard misled employer, claimed he had regular tests
14 Apr, 2021 02:35 AM
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PM Jacinda Ardern says the security guard who tested positive to Covid-19 lied about being tested. Video / Mark Mitchell
PM Jacinda Ardern says the security guard who tested positive to Covid-19 lied about being tested. Video / Mark Mitchell
Derek Cheng is a political reporter for the New Zealand Heraldderek.cheng@nzme.co.nz
A Covid-infected MIQ security guard told his employer he was having regular tests - but had not had one since November, the Government has revealed.
Covid-19 Recovery Minister Chris Hipkins wouldn t say the guard, known as Case B, was lying to his employer, First Security, but Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was less reticent.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Jacinda Ardern and Papatoetoe High School principal Vaughan Couillault have frank and open talk about blaming families with Covid
3 Mar, 2021 06:24 AM
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There are no new Covid-19 cases in the community today. Covid Response Minister Chris Hipkins describes the result as good news, although he re-iterates the country is still in a critical period regarding the Auckland outbreak.
There are no new Covid-19 cases in the community today. Covid Response Minister Chris Hipkins describes the result as good news, although he re-iterates the country is still in a critical period regarding the Auckland outbreak.
Papatoetoe High School principal Vaughan Couillault says he has had a frank discussion with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern about blame that has been heaped on Covid-infected families for spreading the virus.
A tragic case : Organ transplant patient dies after getting Covid-infected lungs
21 Feb, 2021 06:26 PM
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A woman in Michigan contracted Covid-19 and died two months after receiving a tainted double-lung transplant from a donor who harboured the virus. Photo / Getty, File
A woman in Michigan contracted Covid-19 and died two months after receiving a tainted double-lung transplant from a donor who harboured the virus. Photo / Getty, File
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Doctors in the US say a Michigan woman died two months after receiving Covid-infected lungs during a double-lung transplant.
The donor turned out to have harboured the virus that causes Covid-19 - despite showing no signs of illness and initially testing negative.