Coronavirus: All you need to know about Wednesday's big developments

This is a special evening newsletter recapping the latest news on the Covid-19 pandemic, with links to our full coverage.  [View Online]( Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at today's media briefing. Photo / Pool Hi {NAME} This is a special evening newsletter recapping the latest news on the Covid-19 pandemic, with links to our full coverage. As New Zealand records another day of no new coronavirus cases, Cabinet is confirmed to review the rules and restrictions currently in place at alert level 2. Get all the important news and read the full stories in the links below. Key developments in NZ - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the Government will [consider increasing the maximum size of gatherings]( under alert level 2. As the country records another day of zero cases, the Cabinet will on Monday review current rules that cap at 10 the number of people allowed to gather in one group. The Government also has the option to further relax physical distancing rules, as it receives more Covid-19 data. Ardern said New Zealand would stay in level 2 until Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield advised it was time to move, but said the Government would continue to make "incremental" changes. - A national cosmetics chain is now [temperature checking every customer]( before allowing them inside as confusion swirls over which Covid-19 safety measures are necessary for retail shops, with Hospitality New Zealand [calling for more clarity around the rules](. - Auckland DHB members have debated [prioritising Māori and Pacific patients]( for some elective surgeries after chairman Pat Snedden said disruption from Covid-19 represents a "Big Bang" opportunity to reset an unfair health system. - New Zealand's looming Covid-19 recession is forecast to produce [a dramatic leap in student numbers]( at polytechnics and wānanga. Dr Ashley Bloomfield at today's media briefing. Photo / Pool Business update - New Zealand's biggest builder – Fletcher Building - says it plans to [lay off around 1000 staff in New Zealand]( equating to around 10 per cent of its workforce, and has slashed capital expenditure in response to Covid-19. Their chief executive [explained why the jobs had to go](. - Air traffic controllers [continue to highlight safety risks]( of Airways' plans to close air traffic control towers, while a pilots group says airlines should be [allowed to relax physical distancing on planes]( if all crew and passengers wear masks. This comes during a turbulent time for the airline industry, as more than 1300 cabin crew [lose their jobs at Air New Zealand]( and pressure mounts for airlines to [pay refunds on all tickets and routes](. - KiwiSavers [moved $1.4 billion into cash and conservative funds in March]( - a move which one provider says shows how people panicked during the peak of the markets crashing as the coronavirus spread. Around the world - A meeting of the World Health Organisation that was supposed to chart a path for the world to combat the coronavirus pandemic instead turned into a showcase for the [escalating tensions between China and the United States]( over the virus. - One month later after the lockdown ended in Wuhan, people are learning how to navigate life on the other side of the coronavirus crisis. [Here are four of their stories](. In sport - Four provincial unions – Taranaki, Northland, Southland and North Harbour – may be [forced to pull out]( of this year's Mitre 10 Cup rugby competition over fears they will not be able to pay their players. The last word - Sir Stephen Tindall writes about the [green, high tech opportunity New Zealand can't afford to miss]( in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Thanks for joining us - we'll keep you updated every night. [App Store]( [Google Play]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( This message was sent to you by NZME Publishing Limited. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please [unsubscribe]( here [NZME] Private Bag 92 198, Victoria St West, Auckland 1142 Copyright 2020, NZME Publishing Limited nzherald.co.nz [Help & Support]( | [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact Us]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( NZ Herald · 2 Graham Street · Auckland, Auk 1010 · New Zealand