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As the number of Omicron cases ramp up, workers who need to self-isolate and can't work from home may be wondering what their options are for getting paid.
It comes as 1160 new cases of COVID-19 are confirmed on Wednesday. Under phase 2 of the Omicron outbreak, which started from 11:59pm on Tuesday, people who test positive for COVID-19 are required to self-isolate for 10 days. The 10-day self-isolation rule also applies to people living in the same household as a confirmed case, who are required to get tested on day eight. Close contacts are required to self-isolate for seven days.
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Read more: Pay options for workers self-isolating during the Omicron outbreak
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The United States and NATO said Russia was still building up troops around Ukraine on Wednesday despite Moscow's insistence it was pulling back, questioning President Vladimir Putin's stated desire to negotiate a solution to the crisis.
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Read more: US, NATO says Russia building up troops around Ukraine not pulling back
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Sailing home after mission success. Over 2,830 nautical miles, and an eight-day journey from New Zealand later - Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Aotearoa has successfully completed its first Antarctica resupply operation and is now heading home.
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Read more: HMNZS Aotearoa in Antarctica
- Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/news/successful-resupply-mission-to-antarctica-proves-capability-of-nz-navy-ship/
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The United States said on Sunday (local time) that Russia could invade Ukraine "any day now" and might create a surprise pretext for an attack, as the German chancellor prepared for talks this week with President Vladimir Putin to try to ease the crisis.
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The cost of living is increasing at a record rate. We can all feel it in our pockets, but exactly how much extra are Kiwis spending on just the basics, like food, petrol, rent, and mortgages?
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The South African GP who first raised the alarm about Omicron says she was pressured by governments "not to publicly state that it was a mild illness".
Dr Angelique Coetzee told Germany's Die Welt newspaper this week that European governments asked her to portray the new strain as just as serious as previous Covid-19 variants, including Delta.
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Covid-19 has returned to the South — almost 22 months since the last community transmission case.
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Read more: Covid cases confirmed in Dunedin and Queenstown
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Well that took a lot longer than I thought it would to get here... :-/
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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke on Wednesday with the defense ministers of South Korea and Japan about the threats posed by North Korea after missile launches by Pyongyang, the Pentagon said.
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Read more: US Pentagon chief discusses North Korean threat with Japan and South Korea
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