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  1. What would happen if Covid isolation was no longer mandatory in NZ?

    Publicly released: Tue 11 Apr 2023 at 1300 AEST | 1500 NZST

    NZ researchers used a mathematical model to figure out how the country’s rates of Covid-19 infections, hospital admissions, and deaths would change if our isolation requirements were scrapped. Read more about What would happen if Covid isolation was no longer mandatory in NZ?

    New ZealandUniversity of Auckland

  2. Current strain of COVID-19 still seems to be more deadly than flu

    Publicly released: Fri 7 Apr 2023 at 0801 AEST | 1001 NZST

    European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)

    Please credit the congress if you use this story Adults hospitalised with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant have a higher death rate than those hospitalised with seasonal influenza, even though Read more about Current strain of COVID-19 still seems to be more deadly than flu

    InternationalRabin Medical Center at Belinison Hospital, Israel

  3. Masks in hospitals may not have major impact on Omicron transmission

    Publicly released: Fri 7 Apr 2023 at 0801 AEST | 1001 NZST

    European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (EECMID)

    week when the Omicron variant became dominant) and 10th September 2022 (when universal COVID-19 screening on admission by PCR stopped) to examine hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infections in relation Read more about Masks in hospitals may not have major impact on Omicron transmission

    InternationalSt George’s University Hospital, UK

  4. Early samples from Wuhan market contained COVID-19 virus alongside animal DNA

    Publicly released: Thu 6 Apr 2023 at 1015 AEST | 1215 NZST

    Nature

    The results of the highly anticipated study support the claim that SARS-CoV-2 was prevalent in the Huanan Seafood Market during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, although ... Although these Read more about Early samples from Wuhan market contained COVID-19 virus alongside animal DNA

    InternationalChinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention

  5. How can you counteract a conspiracy theorist's beliefs?

    Publicly released: Thu 6 Apr 2023 at 0400 AEST | 0600 NZST

    PLOS ONE

    Cian O’Mahony of University College Cork, Ireland, and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on April 5. ... Evidence from prior studies suggests that belief in Read more about How can you counteract a conspiracy theorist's beliefs?

    InternationalUniversity College Cork, Cork, Ireland

  6. Japanese Encephalitis warning in the lead up to Easter holidays

    Publicly released: Wed 5 Apr 2023 at 0001 AEST | 0201 NZST

    Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

    A rapid review of what we know about Japanese Encephalitis (JE) outlines the serious risk that the virus poses, with residents and travellers in South-Eastern Australia only recently being exposed Read more about Japanese Encephalitis warning in the lead up to Easter holidays

    Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; ACTVictorian Government|The Australian National University

  7. Long COVID symptoms in young people could be just as common in those who haven't had COVID-19

    Publicly released: Fri 31 Mar 2023 at 1015 AEDT | 1215 NZDT

    JAMA Network Open

    Symptoms often considered to be signs of long COVID in young people could be just as common in young people who have not had the virus, according to international and Australian ... The team clinically Read more about Long COVID symptoms in young people could be just as common in those who haven't had COVID-19

    Australia; International; NSWWestern Sydney University|Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney...

  8. Mystery rise in childhood hepatitis linked to common virus

    Publicly released: Fri 31 Mar 2023 at 0200 AEDT | 0400 NZDT

    Nature

    In an accompanying News & Views, Frank Tacke considers the part played by COVID-19 lockdowns. ... The wave of hepatitis in spring 2022 coincided with the relaxation of COVID-19 measures around the globe, Read more about Mystery rise in childhood hepatitis linked to common virus

    Australia; International; QLDThe University of Queensland|University of California, USA (paper 1), University of Glasgow, UK (Paper 2), University College London, UK (paper 3)

  9. The number of Aussie teens in detention or under supervision by the justice system continues to fall

    Publicly released: Fri 31 Mar 2023 at 0001 AEDT | 0201 NZDT

    between 2017–18 to 2021–22, while the rate of young people aged 10–17 fell by 29% (from 19 to 13 per 10,000),’ said AIHW spokesperson Amanda Donges. ... Ms Donges noted the full impact of COVID-19 Read more about The number of Aussie teens in detention or under supervision by the justice system continues to fall

    AustraliaAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)

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