Alcohol can make coronavirus worse – so why was it treated as essential in New Zealand's lockdown?
- Written by Sally Casswell, Professor of public health policy, Massey University
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New Zealand has won international praise for its strict lockdown conditions and public health response to COVID-19, but there’s one glaring blindspot.
Last month, the World Health Organization released a new factsheet on alcohol and COVID-19, warning that heavy alcohol consumption increases the risk of respiratory failure, one of...