There were 44 new cases of Covid-19 in the community on Friday, 41 in Auckland and three in Waikato. Relief in both Covid-19 cases and deaths have been particularly welcome given experts' warnings that the Delta variant would produce another wave of destruction in the country with the second-most victims. Almost 45 per cent of the population is fully vaccinated, and a booster shot is being administered to the elderly. Clotheslines holding white scarves on Copacabana beach represent those who have died of Covid-19 in Rio de Janeiro. Photo / APAs Brazil surpasses 600,000 deaths, a Senate inquiry on the Government's handling of the pandemic is nearing its end.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 08, 2021 21:56 UTC