P1 variant said to be partly driving cases in Brazil; French president extends measures in 19 French departments to rest of country
- Batch of Johnson & Johnson vaccine fails quality control standards
- Rates of stillbirth and maternal death rise by a third during pandemic
- Outdoor mask decree met with dismay by Spain’s tourism industry
- Germany restricts use of AstraZeneca jab to over-60s
To the large island west of New Zealand, where your correspondent currently sits. In Queensland, a snap lockdown imposed this week has been lifted a day early after just one local case was recorded.
Ben Smee reports:
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In New Zealand, the country that has, by many reckonings, led the world in responding to Covid-19, a microbiologist and science communicator at the University of Auckland has been named New Zealander of the Year.
Siouxsie Wiles said the honour was “lovely, and a real privilege … I hope to do us proud”.
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