Medsafe and vaccine manufacturer Pfizer have approved the use of regular freezer temperatures to store doses for up to two weeks, making New Zealand's vaccine rollout easier. The Ministry of Health will release New Zealand’s latest Covid-19 numbers on Sunday afternoon. That took the tally of active Covid-19 cases in New Zealand to 100 and the total number of cases to date to 2234. ROSA WOODS/Stuff New Zealand’s last Covid-19 number release before the trans-Tasman bubble opens comes out at 1pm. Sunday’s release of numbers comes just before a travel-bubble opens with Australia at 11.59pm on Sunday night.

Source: Stuff April 17, 2021 17:15 UTC