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March 28, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke to her followers on Facebook today from her office in Premier House. Her chat lasted about 15 minutes and garnered more than 310,000 views. She discussed wage subsidies for full-time and part-time workers, personal protection equipment (PPE) supplies for frontline workers among a host of ... <a title="NZ lockdown – Day 3: PM Ardern chats with followers on Facebook" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/28/nz-lockdown-day-3-pm-ardern-chats-with-followers-on-facebook/" aria-label="Read more about NZ lockdown – Day 3: PM Ardern chats with followers on Facebook">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2020
COMMENTARY: By Bob Howarth (self-isolating in Australia after his latest trip to Timor-Leste) After days of web surfing for Covid-19 coronavirus news around the Asia-Pacific, two areas that appear to need improving in some countries are official communication and fact checking. So here’s my two cents, rupiah, kina or tala worth. Fact checking:Journalists everywhere need ... <a title="Effective coronavirus messages and fake news: Can we do better?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/28/effective-coronavirus-messages-and-fake-news-can-we-do-better/" aria-label="Read more about Effective coronavirus messages and fake news: Can we do better?">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2020
By RNZ Pacific Guam remains the Pacific pandemic hot spot with the number of Covid-19 coronavirus cases climbing above 50. On Friday six people tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total to 51. Thirteen of the cases are currently in hospital. READ MORE: Al Jazeera live updates – US confirmed coronavirus cases top 100,000 ... <a title="Pacific coronavirus: Guam still region’s hot spot with 51 plus cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/28/pacific-coronavirus-guam-still-regions-hot-spot-with-51-plus-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific coronavirus: Guam still region’s hot spot with 51 plus cases">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2020
By Mong Palatino Many Indonesian internet users have expressed anger over the decision of the House of Representatives (DPR) to test its 575 members for Covid-19. Indonesia has a population of more than 260 million. As of today, the country has 913 Covid-19 positive cases with 87 deaths. But many believe there are more cases ... <a title="Outrage after Indonesian politicians get priority testing for Covid-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/28/outrage-after-indonesian-politicians-get-priority-testing-for-covid-19/" aria-label="Read more about Outrage after Indonesian politicians get priority testing for Covid-19">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2020
By Michelle Steven in Port MoresbyPacific New Guinea’s National Capital City Covid-19 Task Force team is preparing ahead should there be a possible coronavirus case during the 14-day lockdown. NCD Governor Powes Parkop told a media conference that the capital city would be in total lockdown with no public transport moving. The National Capital City ... <a title="‘We’re ready,’ says NCD chief Parkop with Port Moresby locked down" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/28/were-ready-says-ncd-chief-parkop-with-port-moresby-locked-down/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We’re ready,’ says NCD chief Parkop with Port Moresby locked down">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra All Australians arriving from overseas will be quarantined in hotels or other facilities under strict supervision for a fortnight, under the latest crackdown in the battle against the coronavirus. Announcing the measure after Friday’s meeting of the national cabinet of ... <a title="Hotel quarantine for returning Aussies and “hibernation” assistance for businesses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/hotel-quarantine-for-returning-aussies-and-hibernation-assistance-for-businesses-134922/" aria-label="Read more about Hotel quarantine for returning Aussies and “hibernation” assistance for businesses">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2020
By RNZ News As the number of Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic cases in New Zealand increases, daily demand for protective clothing for medical workers has come under pressure. On the second day of the country’s lockdown, the number of New Zealand’s Covid-19 cases has jumped by 85, with a man in his 70s who has underlying ... <a title="NZ lockdown – day 2: More cases, demand for protective clothing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/nz-lockdown-day-2-more-cases-demand-for-protective-clothing/" aria-label="Read more about NZ lockdown – day 2: More cases, demand for protective clothing">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon MacKay, Lecturer, Business Analytics, University of Auckland New Zealand and much of the world is now under an unprecedented lockdown. Public health experts say this is the best way to suppress the spread of the virus. But how long will such a lockdown be socially sustainable? ... <a title="Tracking your location and targeted texts: how sharing your data could help in New Zealand’s level 4 lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/tracking-your-location-and-targeted-texts-how-sharing-your-data-could-help-in-new-zealands-level-4-lockdown-134894/" aria-label="Read more about Tracking your location and targeted texts: how sharing your data could help in New Zealand’s level 4 lockdown">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allen Cheng, Professor in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Monash University According to Google Trends, the top globally trending topic this week is “orthohantavirus”, as spurious sites claim it’s the next pandemic on the horizon. Take it from me: it’s not. This baseless claim circulating online underscores the need ... <a title="What is orthohantavirus? The virus many are Googling (but you really don’t need to worry about)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/what-is-orthohantavirus-the-virus-many-are-googling-but-you-really-dont-need-to-worry-about-134901/" aria-label="Read more about What is orthohantavirus? The virus many are Googling (but you really don’t need to worry about)">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erica Mealy, Lecturer in Computer Science, University of the Sunshine Coast These past few weeks have shown the brittleness of Australia’s online systems. It’s not surprising the federal government’s traditionally slow-moving IT systems are buckling under the pressure. On Sunday, the federal government announced it would double ... <a title="MyGov’s ill-timed meltdown could have been avoided with ‘elastic computing’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/mygovs-ill-timed-meltdown-could-have-been-avoided-with-elastic-computing-134665/" aria-label="Read more about MyGov’s ill-timed meltdown could have been avoided with ‘elastic computing’">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arindam Basu, Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Environmental Health, University of Canterbury The number of New Zealanders testing positive for COVID-19 will continue to rise despite the strict conditions of the four-week lockdown that began this week. As of today, there are 368 cases in New Zealand, up ... <a title="Why New Zealand’s coronavirus cases will keep rising for weeks, even in level 4 lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/why-new-zealands-coronavirus-cases-will-keep-rising-for-weeks-even-in-level-4-lockdown-134774/" aria-label="Read more about Why New Zealand’s coronavirus cases will keep rising for weeks, even in level 4 lockdown">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona MacDonald, Senior Research Fellow, Victoria University For children, school is about more than just learning. This is even more the case for children living in disadvantage as many schools also provide vital food and a welcoming environment. As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the world, many ... <a title="Schools provide food for many hungry children. This needs to continue when classes go online" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/schools-provide-food-for-many-hungry-children-this-needs-to-continue-when-classes-go-online-134384/" aria-label="Read more about Schools provide food for many hungry children. This needs to continue when classes go online">Read more</a>
