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March 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yale Z Wong, Research Associate, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney ZMinimising health risks has rightly been the focus of discussion during the coronavirus outbreak. This includes efforts to protect both frontline public transport employees and the travelling public. But we should also be ... <a title="For public transport to keep running, operators must find ways to outlast coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/for-public-transport-to-keep-running-operators-must-find-ways-to-outlast-coronavirus-134224/" aria-label="Read more about For public transport to keep running, operators must find ways to outlast coronavirus">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tyler Riordan, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland Along with home delivery of groceries, pharmaceuticals and alcohol, demand for food delivery is booming. Services such as Uber Eats and Deliveroo have become essential to cafes and restaurants that can now only sell takeaway food. It is good ... <a title="Delivery workers are now essential. They deserve the rights of other employees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/delivery-workers-are-now-essential-they-deserve-the-rights-of-other-employees-134406/" aria-label="Read more about Delivery workers are now essential. They deserve the rights of other employees">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nishanathe Dahanayake, PhD Candidate, Ethics/Philosophy, University of New England The coronavirus pandemic is challenging our health, work, family, food and fun. It’s also disturbing our peace of mind and forcing us to question our own existence. We are each asking our own existential questions: Why is this ... <a title="Thinking like a Buddhist about coronavirus can calm the mind and help us focus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/thinking-like-a-buddhist-about-coronavirus-can-calm-the-mind-and-help-us-focus-134651/" aria-label="Read more about Thinking like a Buddhist about coronavirus can calm the mind and help us focus">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra No more than two people are to gather together in public spaces, and playgrounds will be closed in the latest restrictions in the coronavirus crisis. Meanwhile the government will now scrutinise all foreign investment proposals as well as impose longer ... <a title="Public gatherings restricted to two people and all foreign investment proposals scrutinised, in new coronavirus measures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/public-gatherings-restricted-to-two-people-and-all-foreign-investment-proposals-scrutinised-in-new-coronavirus-measures-135000/" aria-label="Read more about Public gatherings restricted to two people and all foreign investment proposals scrutinised, in new coronavirus measures">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Linda Botterill, Professor in Australian Politics, University of Canberra The novel coronavirus sees Australia facing major unprecedented health and economic crises. The key to preventing a downward spiral of the economy is to avoid a collapse in incomes of newly laid-off workers who won’t be able to ... <a title="Give people and businesses money now they can pay back later (if and when they can)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/29/give-people-and-businesses-money-now-they-can-pay-back-later-if-and-when-they-can-134998/" aria-label="Read more about Give people and businesses money now they can pay back later (if and when they can)">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2020
The South African ‘Don’t Panic Buy’ jingle. Video: ENCA/PickNSave PACIFIC PANDEMIC DIARY: By David Robie, self-isolating in Auckland under New Zealand’s Covid-19 lockdown as part of a new Pacific Media Watch series. A South African celebrity jingle that has gone viral at the end of this week could easily have been a theme song for ... <a title="How Ardern’s coronavirus kindness theme can become contagious" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/29/how-arderns-coronavirus-kindness-theme-can-become-contagious/" aria-label="Read more about How Ardern’s coronavirus kindness theme can become contagious">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The federal government says there are signs the coronavirus curve may be flattening in Australia. Scott Morrison told a Sunday news conference the rate of increase in cases had fallen to about 13-15% a day over the last few days, ... <a title="Government says Australia’s coronavirus curve may be flattening" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/29/government-says-australias-coronavirus-curve-may-be-flattening-134997/" aria-label="Read more about Government says Australia’s coronavirus curve may be flattening">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealand’s Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern have confirmed the country’s first death from the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Dr Bloomfield said New Zealand had its first death today, after a woman who was initially diagnosed with influenza died. The woman who died was in her 70s, ... <a title="NZ lockdown – Day 4: First death in New Zealand from coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/29/nz-lockdown-day-4-first-death-in-new-zealand-from-coronavirus/" aria-label="Read more about NZ lockdown – Day 4: First death in New Zealand from coronavirus">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2020
Papua New Guinea will have only one press release in the afternoons at 4:00pm daily to give updates on the Covid–19 in the country in a reshuffle of information briefings. Health Minister Jelta Wong announced this when visited the office of the PNG Nurses Association accompanied by his department’s acting Secretary Dr Paison Dakulala. Nurses ... <a title="PNG’s Health Minister Jelta Wong ‘sidelines’ Kramer in virus briefings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/29/pngs-health-minister-jelta-wong-sidelines-kramer-in-virus-briefings/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s Health Minister Jelta Wong ‘sidelines’ Kramer in virus briefings">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2020
Pacific Media Watch The President of Timor-Leste, Francisco Guterres Lú-Olo, has declared a state of emergency to enable the government to address the global Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. The state of emergency started last night at midnight and it will run until the night of April 26. Timor-Leste’s National Parliament unanimously approved the state of emergency ... <a title="President Lú-Olo declares Timor-Leste state of emergency over coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/29/president-lu-olo-declares-timor-leste-state-of-emergency-over-coronavirus/" aria-label="Read more about President Lú-Olo declares Timor-Leste state of emergency over coronavirus">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2020
By RNZ Pacific The number of people testing positive for Covid-19 in French Polynesia has risen by four to 34. The update from the government said the hospitalisation rate is unchanged with one person in care. Last night a curfew was declared for the first time, forcing residents across all islands to stay indoor from ... <a title="Pacific coronavirus: French Polynesia Covid-19 tally rises to 34" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/29/pacific-coronavirus-french-polynesia-covid-19-tally-rises-to-34/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific coronavirus: French Polynesia Covid-19 tally rises to 34">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison will unvieil on Sunday a $1.1 billion set of measures to make Medicare telehealth services generally available during the coronavirus pandemic and to support mental health, domestic violence and community services. The “Medicare support at home” initiative will ... <a title="All Australians will be able to access telehealth under new $1.1 billion coronavirus program" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/29/all-australians-will-be-able-to-access-telehealth-under-new-1-1-billion-coronavirus-program-134987/" aria-label="Read more about All Australians will be able to access telehealth under new $1.1 billion coronavirus program">Read more</a>
