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    Public health experts are warning New Zealand can't drop its guard as a new sub-variant of Covid sets alarm bells ringing

    Public health experts are warning New Zealand can't drop its guard as a new sub-variant of Covid sets alarm bells ringing


    A new Omicron strain, nicknamed the Kraken after a fictitious Scandinavian sea monster, is surging through the U.S - and has been detected in Australia, and much of Europe.

    The World Health Organisation has labelled the XBB.1.5 strain the most transmissible sub-variant detected yet

    Auckland University Covid expert Anna Brooks says the bottom line is New Zealand needs a surveillance system.

    She says we can't just shut up shop and pretend Covid has gone away, when it hasn't.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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