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Spain makes U-turn after 'no wine or beer with lunch' restaurant ban sparks anger

The Spanish government faced backlash after announcing a new health strategy which suggested working with restaurants to cut back on alcohol offers with meals

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Inevitable that MIQ process would 'operate unjustly', High Court rules

A group that opposed MIQ has won a major legal battle with the Ministry of Health, with the High Court ruling it was inevitable the process would "operate unjustly in individual cases".

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The loneliness of the long-distance rural midwife

Pregnant women in Te Anau in Southland have lost the last remaining midwife and are now served by maternity care based 100km-160km away, reports Vaneesa Bellew

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Streamlining Indonesia’s pandemic warnings

Indonesia’s health systems work well at local level but cannot provide adequate nationwide pandemic warnings. For those, a new system is needed.

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The madness, misery and magic of Maadi

Twelve hundred exhausted school rowers travel home from their national championships in Twizel today — a journey a thousand times shorter than the one to get there, writes Karen Holdom.

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Why you should keep your contact tracing app

QR code scanning may have been scrapped by the Government, but that doesn't mean it's not still helpful. Andrew Chen explains.

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As a DHB chair exits, a ‘surprise’ intervention

Correspondence reveals a tense exchange over a Crown monitor’s appointment

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Vaccine hesitancy turned on its head - Bloomfield

Ashley Bloomfield’s expectations for the vaccination rollout have been exceeded. But when it comes to equitable delivery for Māori, it’s a journey the Ministry of Health is still on.

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No need to invoke Disaster Management Act for COVID-19 containment measures from April 1, Union Home Ministry tells States

After the expiry of the existing order on March 31, no further order will be issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The Hindu

Vaccine pass defaulter sues Government over 'irrational' constraints

Just days before the PM announces plans to phase out vaccine pass constraints, a cafe operator fined for flouting the rules is spearheading a court case to overturn the restrictions.

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Urgent need to change the narrative on Three Waters

Water NZ’s latest National Performance Review is a stark reminder why we need to get beyond the politics of Three Waters reform and get on with solving our dire water infrastructure problems

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Just four free ICU beds on Tuesday morning

Intensive care specialists say the Ministry of Health is vastly overestimating ICU capacity and figures obtained by Newsroom appear to back them up.

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The FDA-approved, Kiwi-owned, PCR test technology the Health Ministry wouldn’t even look at

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Blind spot for alcohol and suicide link

Newly confirmed links between suicide and alcohol abuse raise questions about the separation of New Zealand’s suicide prevention strategy and approach to drinking

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Vaccine mandates: Government to fight fire with science in High Court

Leaders of a group challenging their vaccine mandates this week include a GP suspended for distributing misinformation, and a Northland anti-abortion activist

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Registers 653 New COVID-19 Cases

Saudi Arabia announced on Monday 653 new COVID-19 cases and 1,081 recoveries in the past 24 hours. The Ministry of Health (MoH) also announced two new deaths, bringing the fatalities tally in the Kingdom to 8,998. The ministry’s data showed that the total number of infections in Saudi Arabia reached…

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As Omicron cases climb rapidly, Indonesia tries to learn from its devastating Delta outbreak

Indonesia's daily case numbers are reaching new records while just under 70 per cent of the population has been vaccinated, yet the country insists it is prepared to tackle the Omicron wave.

The Conversation

As New Zealand's Omicron infections rise rapidly, genome surveillance is shifting gears

Genomic sequencing has been a key tool throughout Aotearoa’s COVID-19 pandemic, with data generated here now part of the 8.5 million genomes shared globally.

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Māori-led Covid response hindered by roadblocks

While some Māori health initiatives are being derailed by anti-vaxxers, others are being stonewalled by officials.

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Fears for Māori as New Zealand opens up amid Omicron wave

Experts say vaccine rollout failed to involve the Indigenous community or recognise their greater health risks.

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Bracing for Omicron, Govt shores up NZ's immunity wall

A decision to shorten the gap between the second vaccine dose and the booster shot will help shore up one of NZ's two front lines of defence against the rapidly-spreading Omicron variant.

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'By Māori for Māori' ideas hit funding brick wall

Funding is set aside for Māori organisations to provide whānau and hapū with trusted health services during the pandemic. But the cash isn’t forthcoming when it’s applied for.

Benzinga

Israel Inks COVID-19 Vaccine Deal With Novavax

Israel's Ministry of Health has agreed to purchase Novavax Inc's (NASDAQ: NVAX) protein-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate, NVX-CoV2373.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UAE Convoy of One Million COVID-19 Vaccines Reaches Gaza

The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip has received a medical supplies convoy provided by the UAE, containing one million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine to fight COVID-19. The convoy arrived in the Gaza Strip through the Rafah Border Crossing, and is the largest medical support of its…

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Without a trace: Contact tracers miss two cases

Despite Government assurances that contact tracing was near foolproof, the Omicron outbreak quickly highlights gaps in the system.

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