Siouxsie Wiles: Zero cases! New Zealand should be proud. Now let’s keep at it
Illustration: Toby Morris
New Zealand just recorded zero new cases of Covid-19 for the first time since the middle of March. In a new 60 Seconds with Siouxsie, Dr Wiles says we should give ourselves a big pat on the back. But it’s not over yet.
This work is made possible thanks to the support of Spinoff members. Watch Siouxsie’s previous 60 Seconds video here and read more of her writing here.
Siouxsie Wiles
Dr Siouxsie Wiles is an Associate Professor and head of the Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckland. She and her team make nasty bacteria glow in the dark to find new medicines and to study how bacteria evolve to cause disease. Siouxsie recently published her first book, Antibiotic Resistance: the End of Modern Medicine? She is also a keen blogger, tweeter and podcaster and is the 2021 Te Pou Whakarae o Aotearoa Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year.
