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ACT leader David Seymour is calling for "calm and clarity" in the face of the new Omicron variant, warning we can't afford a repeat of the Government's handling of Delta.
Recently identified in South Africa, Omicron could be several times more infectious than the original coronavirus and it's unclear how effective current vaccines are against it.
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Read more: David Seymour calls for Government to be 'honest and real' in face of Omicron variant
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/11/covid-19-david-seymour-calls-for-government-to-be-honest-and-real-in-face-of-omicron-variant.html
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New Zealand is moving a number of southern African countries onto the 'very high risk' country list in a bid to contain the spread of Omicron, Chris Hipkins has announced.
Those countries are: South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Seychelles, Malawi and Mozambique.
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Read more: Coronavirus: New Zealand limits travel as Omicron causes alarm globally
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/11/coronavirus-new-zealand-limits-travel-as-omicron-causes-alarm-globally.html
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Chinese SPY SHIP spends three weeks in secretive mission off the coast of Australia - passing critical military bases after entering exclusive economic zone near Darwin
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Read more: Chinese spy ship spotted off Darwin coast as presence described as 'unusual'
- Article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10243781/Chinese-spy-ship-spotted-Darwin-coast-presence-described-unusual.html
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The vessel passed Queensland and Sydney before turning towards New Zealand. Is this because we sent HMNZS Te Kaha and HMZS Aotearoa to the SCS?
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New Zealand is well prepared for the discovery of new coronavirus variants that may be resistant to vaccines, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday, including the strain currently spreading in South Africa.
"All of our planning around COVID, we have built into it the possibility of variants in the future," Ardern said in an interview for the upcoming Reuters Next.
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Read more: Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand is prepared for COVID-19 variants as Omicron causes chaos
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/11/jacinda-ardern-says-new-zealand-is-prepared-for-covid-19-variants-as-omicron-causes-chaos.html
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A person with Covid-19 has died, while seventy-seven people are in hospital with the virus, eight in ICU, as New Zealand health officials also grapple with news of a new variant overseas.
The Ministry of Health also announced on Saturday that there are 145 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand.
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Read more: NZ health officials 'closely watching' new Omicron variant
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/300464750/covid19-nz-health-officials-closely-watching-new-omicron-variant
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A Kiwi epidemiologist is urging calm over the emergence of the 'Omicron' variant of COVID-19, saying there's no solid proof it's as bad as the headlines would have us believe - yet.
First discovered in South Africa thanks to its sophisticated virus-tracking infrastructure, Omicron appears to have taken two weeks to displace the highly infectious Delta variant. It has many more mutations too - including on the spike protein - linked to increased transmissibility and raising concerns it could render vaccines less effective.
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Read more: Why 'Omicron' might not be as scary as it sounds, and the advantage NZ has
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/11/coronavirus-why-omicron-might-not-be-as-scary-as-it-sounds-and-the-advantage-nz-has.html
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Our plan to reopen to the world next year could be scuppered by the new 'Omicron' variant that's been found in southern Africa, one of New Zealand's top experts says.
The Government earlier this week said managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) would be phased out for fully vaccinated Kiwis over January and February, and for international visitors from the end of April.
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A newly identified coronavirus variant that has spread in South Africa is the most concerning that British health officials have yet seen as it has double the number of mutations of the Delta variant, including some associated with evading immune response.
The UK announced it was temporarily banning flights from South Africa and five other countries from 1200 GMT on Friday and returning British travellers from those destinations would have to quarantine.
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Read more: South Africa added to UK, Israel's travel red lists over new 'super variant'
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/travel/2021/11/covid-19-south-africa-added-to-uk-israel-s-travel-red-lists-over-new-super-variant.html
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