Respiratory physician Lutz Beckert considers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management, including the prevention of COPD, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation, and the lifesaving potential of addressing treatable traits. He also discusses the logic of inhaler therapy, moving from single therapy to dual and triple therapy when indicated, as well as other aspects of management
No new community cases; 3 new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation
No new community cases; 3 new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation

There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in the community today.
There are three new cases to report in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities.
Seven previously reported cases have now recovered.
This brings the total number of active cases in New Zealand today to 23.
Our total number of confirmed cases is now 2,257.
Since 1 January 2021, there have been 49 historical cases, out of a total of 441 cases.
The total number of tests processed by laboratories to date is 2,013,539.
On Wednesday, 5,340 tests were processed. The seven-day rolling average up to yesterday is 3,654 tests processed.
For testing locations in Auckland, visit Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS).
For all testing locations nationwide visit the Healthpoint website.
The two cases today who flew from Pakistan arrived in New Zealand before the restriction on travel from Pakistan took effect. This restriction came into effect yesterday.
NZ COVID Tracer now has 2,802,149 registered users.
Poster scans have reached 258,138,805 and users have created 9,660,862 manual diary entries.
There have been 752,434 scans in the last 24 hours to midday yesterday.
It’s incredibly important that people keep a record of where they’ve been. It can help support contact tracers in tracing potential close and casual contacts of people who have tested positive for COVID-19.
The more we all scan, the safer we’ll all be. The data is stored on your phone until you choose to share it.