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Third case of Omicron detected in Palmerston North
MidCentral DHB said they are continuing to support the cases to isolate at home.
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Family isolates in motel as NZ deals with outbreak.
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Pain relief, medicine stripped from chemist and supermarket shelves
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GP leader calling for hospital staff to be diverted to general practices
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Masks, booster shots and isolation are vital steps people should take to slow the spread.
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Health workforce 'emergency': 1500 more hospital docs, 1400 GPs and 12,000 nurses needed
EDs regularly operate at 120 per cent and doctors tell us they have never seen it so bad.
Opinion: We need to declare a health workforce emergency
Health official on staff shortage under Covid, impact on other surgery, staff retention.
Mask advice under review as Omicron community transmission confirmed
MOH officials are reviewing the advice around masks and the most effective ones.
Focus: Covid-19 Outbreak | Sunday 23rd January Wrap
January 23 2022 PM Jacinda Ardern today announced a three-stage plan to combat Omicron - with further details to be revealed on Wednesday.
Cutting booster wait now could spare worse Omicron peak - expert
Epidemiologist says NZ is 'crazy' not to cut booster gap to three months after second jab.
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A three-stage plan to combat Omicron - with further details to be revealed on Wednesday.
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