Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in July 2022 explained

See also: COVID-19 pandemic and Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in July 2022.

See main article: Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This article documents the chronology of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in July 2022, which originated in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Some developments may become known or fully understood only in retrospect. Reporting on this pandemic began in December 2019.

Reactions and measures in the Western Pacific

1 July

• Health authorities in Niue have tested passengers on a flight from New Zealand and launched contact tracing after five passengers tested positive for COVID-19.^[1]

14 July

On 15 July, New Zealand's COVID-19 Response Minister Ayesha Verrall announced that the Government would provide free masks and rapid antigen test kits. In addition, the New Zealand Government would make it easier for vulnerable patients to obtain a range of drugs including paxlovid, molnupiravir, and remdesivir.^[2]

See also

• Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in July 2022
• Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

Notes and References

1. News: Mase . Valmoana . Covid 19: Passengers on first quarantine-free flight from New Zealand to Niue test positive . 4 July 2022 . . 1 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220701233029/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/talanoa/covid-19-passengers-on-first-quarantine-free-flight-from-new-zealand-to-niue-test-positive/2DUK47OUUWA46HB47DZ3GFIT5Q/ . 1 July 2022. live.
2. News: McConnell . Glenn . Free masks, RATs and a plea from Dr Ashley Bloomfield as Covid-19 outbreak grows . 14 July 2022 . . 14 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220714032107/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/300636995/free-masks-rats-and-a-plea-from-dr-ashley-bloomfield-as-covid19-outbreak-grows . 14 July 2022. live.