Joseph Williams, who practised as a GP in Auckland, is praised as a ‘pioneer’ who will be greatly missed in both countriesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA former prime minister of the Cook Islands, Joseph Williams, has died of coronavirus in Auckland, New Zealand’s health ministry said on Saturday, taking the number of Covid-related deaths in the country to 24.Williams, who was 82, was a well-known GP as well as a politician and author, living in New Zealand. He was briefly prime minister of the Cook Islands in 1999 after serving as the South Pacific nation’s minister of health and education. Continue reading…
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