New Zealand has managed to stamp out onward transmission of the Delta variant, which means it’s not dealing with a “double epidemic” and has a better chance to tackle Omicron’s spread.

The arrival of the highly infectious Delta variant "does raise some ... a further 21 confirmed cases in the latest outbreak of the virus. New Zealand had quashed earlier Covid outbreaks with ...

Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and Pacific island nations are the only countries that remain free of highly pathogenic avian ...

Then a traveler returning from Sydney brought the delta variant and it somehow escaped from a quarantine hotel. The outbreak has grown to about 350 known cases and is straining New Zealand’s ...

The Delta outbreak there had spread from a mining ... have prompted some inter-state and international border closures. New Zealand paused its quarantine-free travel bubble with all of Australia ...