NZ's confirmed COVID case numbers are rising fast, but total infections are likely much higher – here's why
- Written by: Dion O'Neale, Project Lead - COVID Modeling Aotearoa; Senior Lecturer - Department of Physics, University of Auckland; Principal Investigator - Te Pūnaha Matatini, University of Auckland
GettyImagesWith Aotearoa New Zealand’s move into phase 3 of its response to the Omicron outbreak, new definitions and protocols for testing and isolation will mean new ways of measuring the impact of COVID-19.
Broadly speaking, there are two aspects to this new regime. The first relates to the changing definitions of who counts as a close...