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March 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacinta Carroll, Senior Research Fellow, Counter Terrorism and Social Cohesion, National Security College, Australian National University There are now nearly 300 cases of COVID-19 linked to passengers who disembarked from the Ruby Princess cruise ship without any health checks from authorities. Amid public condemnation, video of travellers ... <a title="Coronavirus has seriously tested our border security. Have we learned from our mistakes?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/coronavirus-has-seriously-tested-our-border-security-have-we-learned-from-our-mistakes-134794/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus has seriously tested our border security. Have we learned from our mistakes?">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Brayshaw, Lecturer, Fashion and Design History, Theory, and Thinking, University of Technology Sydney Once again, global crafting communities are stepping up to help in a crisis, sewing face masks desperately needed in American hospitals to help stop the spread of COVID-19. People are also increasingly sporting ... <a title="Do homemade masks work? Sometimes. But leave the design to the experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/do-homemade-masks-work-sometimes-but-leave-the-design-to-the-experts-134409/" aria-label="Read more about Do homemade masks work? Sometimes. But leave the design to the experts">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Quentin Grafton, Director of the Centre for Water Economics, Environment and Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University In 1997, a bestselling book by Jared Diamond purported to explain how the West “won” world dominance based on the good luck of geography, and because western ... <a title="Modelling suggests going early and going hard will save lives and help the economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/modelling-suggests-going-early-and-going-hard-will-save-lives-and-help-the-economy-135025/" aria-label="Read more about Modelling suggests going early and going hard will save lives and help the economy">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin To get a correct picture, we need regional data – indeed sub-regional statistics – because the virus does not respect political boundaries. Unfortunately, it is very hard to get regional data from European countries. The Johns Hopkins data – most widely used by the media (and used in this chart) – ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Deaths as at 29 March 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-deaths-as-at-29-march-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Deaths as at 29 March 2020">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Public health strategy Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Scientist advising Jacinda Ardern warns Kiwis lockdown likely to last longer than 4 weeks TVNZ: Q+A: ‘Anticipate international travel restrictions for quite some time’, Covid-19 modelling expert ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 30 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-30-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 30 2020">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Misha Ketchell, Editor & Executive Director, The Conversation You might have seen recent media reports in various outlets of a paper, commissioned by the federal government, reporting the coronavirus advice of a group of experts from Group Of Eight universities. Dated March 22, the letter said “we ... <a title="‘Go now, go hard and go smart’: the strategy Group of Eight universities experts urged the government to take" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/go-now-go-hard-and-go-smart-the-strategy-group-of-eight-universities-experts-urged-the-government-to-take-135031/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Go now, go hard and go smart’: the strategy Group of Eight universities experts urged the government to take">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Wark, Conjoint Professor, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle As the number of COVID-19 cases around the world continues to climb, hospitals are under increased pressure to provide emergency care for the most severely ill patients. What does this involve, and how does ... <a title="How are the most serious COVID-19 cases treated, and does the coronavirus cause lasting damage?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/how-are-the-most-serious-covid-19-cases-treated-and-does-the-coronavirus-cause-lasting-damage-134398/" aria-label="Read more about How are the most serious COVID-19 cases treated, and does the coronavirus cause lasting damage?">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
By Elias Nanau in Port Moresby Indonesia has issued a stern warning over illegal border crossers from Papua New Guinea. This follows Indonesia stepping up its security measures at the border in response to the global Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. The First Secretary to the governor for West Sepik, Adam Wangu, has already informed people via ... <a title="Pacific coronavirus: Indonesia issues ‘no mercy’ warning on border crossing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/pacific-coronavirus-indonesia-issues-no-mercy-warning-on-border-crossing/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific coronavirus: Indonesia issues ‘no mercy’ warning on border crossing">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute New Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development estimates paint a grim picture of the direct economic costs of public health measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, and the need for more government support to cushion the blow. The ... <a title="New OECD estimates suggest a 22% hit to Australia’s economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/new-oecd-estimates-suggest-a-22-hit-to-australias-economy-135026/" aria-label="Read more about New OECD estimates suggest a 22% hit to Australia’s economy">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
By Imelda V. Abano in Manila The novel coronavirus now sweeping the globe has left many countries struggling to cope with rising numbers of infections and journalists grappling with how to best cover this evolving public health crisis. In addition to questions about how governments, health care systems and individuals are responding to immediate needs, ... <a title="Reporting the Covid-19 unknown: How reporters in Philippines do their job" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/reporting-the-covid-19-unknown-how-reporters-in-philippines-do-their-job/" aria-label="Read more about Reporting the Covid-19 unknown: How reporters in Philippines do their job">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
By John Gerritsen of RNZ News The $5 billion foreign student industry is facing a massive downturn with as many as half of this year’s enrolments now in doubt. Immigration New Zealand figures show that of 76,203 valid study visas at 15 March, 60,348 were in New Zealand, and 15,855 were not. Immigration New Zealand ... <a title="NZ’s $5 billion foreign student industry faces dramatic drop" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/nzs-5-billion-foreign-student-industry-faces-dramatic-drop/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s $5 billion foreign student industry faces dramatic drop">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Albert Van Dijk, Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University 2019 was the year Australians confronted the fact that a healthy environment is more than just a pretty waterfall in a national park; a nice extra we can do without. ... <a title="A major scorecard gives the health of Australia’s environment less than 1 out of 10" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/a-major-scorecard-gives-the-health-of-australias-environment-less-than-1-out-of-10-133444/" aria-label="Read more about A major scorecard gives the health of Australia’s environment less than 1 out of 10">Read more</a>
