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Life under social isolation or mandatory "stay home orders".
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[QUOTE="kingofnobbys, post: 1982425, member: 81934"] 25 JANUARY = DELTA WAVE & OMICRON TSUSAMI IN NZ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NZ recorded 25 LOCAL cases , NZ local total for DELTA - OMICRON WAVE now 11596 cases. 9 mystery cases. 36 repats from o/seas. again NZ recorded 0 delta deaths. [IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/Qt1dxn0T/25jan2022-NZ-situation.png[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/mkSZ71xZ/25jan2022-NZ-s-OURCES.png[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/hPpPjmbp/25jan2022-NZ-cases-overnight-per-location.png[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/8zYpdVYv/25jan2022-DAILY-LOCAL-CASES-with-curve-NZ.png[/IMG] Jacinda Ardern to make RATs free, tightens NZ's mask rules. Covid news live: Johnson to face MPs as report into lockdown parties looms… COVID-hit aid ship delivers Tonga supplies Jacinda Ardern has banned slack Kiwi habits with face masks as New Zealand braces itself for an Omicron surge with some experts calling for masks on toddlers. The New Zealand Prime Minister will outlaw the wearing of bandanas, scarves or t-shirts pulled over the nose from February 3 in public places such as gyms and cafes. Meanwhile, one NZ expert RECOMMENDS the mask changes could have gone further and mandated masks for kids as young as 2. Covid news live: Johnson to face MPs as report into lockdown parties looms… COVID-hit aid ship delivers Tonga supplies Jacinda Ardern has banned slack Kiwi habits with face masks as New Zealand braces itself for an Omicron surge with some experts calling for masks on toddlers. The New Zealand Prime Minister will outlaw the wearing of bandanas, scarves or t-shirts pulled over the nose from February 3 in public places such as gyms and cafes. Meanwhile, one NZ expert claimed the mask changes could have gone further and mandated masks for kids as young as two. Kiwi Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern plans to ban a slack New Zealand habit of wearing scarves, bandanas and t-shirts as face coverings instead of proper masks as the nation braces for an Omicron surge© Provided by Daily Mail Kiwi Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern plans to ban a slack New Zealand habit of wearing scarves, bandanas and t-shirts as face coverings instead of proper masks as the nation braces for an Omicron surge So far NZ has seen a total of 29 Omicron cases but health officials have not managed to identified the source of the spread© Provided by Daily Mail So far NZ has seen a total of 29 Omicron cases but health officials have not managed to identified the source of the spread Otago University epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker said Kiwi pre-school children should have masks, in line with strict guidelines issued by the American Centre for Disease Control. 'At the moment, we've got a giant hole in our protection in New Zealand – and that is for pre-school children,' he told the NZ Herald. 'I don't know any reason why we're not looking at masks in those age groups.' NZ recorded 62 Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, with 10 new infections confirmed as coming from the highly transmissable Omicron variant. So far NZ has diagnosed 29 Omicron cases but health officials have not managed to identified the source of the spread. Ms Ardern announced several measures in anticipation of Omicron spreading rapidly, as it has done in other countries. One measure was ordering 80 million rapid antigen tests, although initially NZ expects to continue with PCR tests to confirm positive cases. NZ has capacity to do 60,000 PCR tests a day but that is being ramped up to 78,000 a day. Ms Ardern also continued to push the need for vaccination and especially booster shots, saying 'two doses for Delta, three for Omicron'. Masks must be worn at any businesses that serve food and drink, but only when people are not eating or drinking. This includes going to the counter and the bathroom. Children on publicly funded school excursions must also wear masks. Workers covered by a vaccine mandate must wear surgical or N95 face masks at work, instead of cloth face masks. Although preferred, N95 masks are not recommended or even mandated for most Kiwis because they cost more. N95 masks are, however, required for high-risk settings where a vaccine mandate is in place. Any Kiwis working in health and disability, education, fire and emergency, police, defence, and corrections must have vaccines. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SOLOMON ISLANDS OUTBREAK >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Solomons' covid cases pass 300 and climbing. Health authorities in Solomon Islands are reporting 350 confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with many more expected in the days ahead. Health authorities in Solomon Islands are reporting 350 confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with many more expected in the days ahead. The outpatients area at the National Referral Hospital in Honiara, Solomon Islands.The outpatients area at the National Referral Hospital in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Photo: RNZ/Pacific Koroi Hawkins 56 people with the virus have been admitted to hospital however data on the severity of their infections is still being collated. A senior advisor to the Solomon Islands health ministry Yogesh Choudri said there is evidence of widespread community transmission in the capital Honiara, nearby Malaita Province and a potential threat in the Western Province. Dr Choudri said the ministry of health is transitioning from a containment to a mitigation strategy with case numbers expected to climb into the thousands in coming weeks. "The number of people who are positive is also a function of our testing capacity, which stands at 200 tests a day. There are many samples that are still to be analysed and we are also testing a very limited number of people. In terms of we have a targetted testing approach and not testing everyone. So the number of cases would be probably much higher than what we have right now," he said. Yogesh Choudri says test samples have been sent to Australia to determine the variant they are dealing with. He said even without that information the projections for the outbreak are bleak. "So we are expecting close to 50,000 cases of Covid-19 but with the new, if it is Omicron, and looks like it is Omicron, then we are going to get more cases in Honiara itself," he said. Meanwhile, dozens of staff at the main national hospital have also contracted Covid-19 further exacerbating the situation. Yogesh Choudri said over 50 of the latest confirmed cases are staff at the National Referral Hospital in the capital Honiara which he said is a huge blow to an already stretched health system. "So we'll be dealing with a shortage of critical health workers in this response. And in terms of base capacity we have only 56 beds to cater to the people who have moderate to severe disease," he said. "Our policy is that if you are asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic then you stay at home and practice the home isolation guidelines." [/QUOTE]
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