The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

PM Jacinda Ardern, who oversaw some of the toughest restrictions in the world, says rules will relax after Omicron peak in early April

New Zealanders are about to enjoy cautiously relaxed COVID restrictions under the country’s COVID-19 Protection Framework, starting from this weekend.

Covid-19 continues to hit our region though there are signs that the rocketing Covid-19 rates we've seen in the last week could be beginning to slow

CEO David Beech says 'recent events' have held the business back from delivering a stronger performance

New Zealand’s Omicron wave may be peaking, but we’ll continue to record thousands of new cases each day and most people who test positive or are hospitalised with COVID will have been vaccinated.

Daily COVID-19 cases in NSW have again surged to more than 20,000 as the new Omicron sub-variant spreads rapidly and four more people with the virus have died.

DEAR DOCTORS: I had the Omicron variant of Covid-19, and even though it was mild, I'm not back to normal. I am tired all the time, my joints ache and my sense of smell is still gone. I've been told that this could be long Covid-19. I thought that only…

The latest Government data shows the new Omicron sub-variant is putting the pressure back on the North East's hospitals

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