A Coromandel rest home is locked down with visits restricted to compassionate grounds amid an outbreak of Covid-19 which has infected at least 22 residents
An Omicron variant lurking in our communities since winter now appears to be driving the majority of Covid-19 cases in New Zealand – while another that.
New mutant coronavirus subvariant BA.2.86 has landed in New Zealand – but experts say there’s no sign yet the freshly-detected “Pirola” represents a pandem