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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah McCann, Lecturer in Cultural Studies, University of Melbourne As part of sweeping social-distancing measures, on March 24 Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced nail salons, tanning, waxing and most other beauty services would be closed – but hair salons could remain open with a 30-minute per client ... <a title="Coronavirus shutdowns: what makes hairdressing ‘essential’? Even the hairdressers want to close" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/coronavirus-shutdowns-what-makes-hairdressing-essential-even-the-hairdressers-want-to-close-135811/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus shutdowns: what makes hairdressing ‘essential’? Even the hairdressers want to close">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mohiuddin Ahmed, Lecturer of Computing & Security, Edith Cowan University Social gatherings with friends and family are an essential part of being human. So it’s no surprise, with real-life gatherings limited to just two people, that people are flocking to apps that can keep us connected virtually. ... <a title="Crashing the party: beware the cyber risks of virtual meet-up apps like Houseparty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/crashing-the-party-beware-the-cyber-risks-of-virtual-meet-up-apps-like-houseparty-135032/" aria-label="Read more about Crashing the party: beware the cyber risks of virtual meet-up apps like Houseparty">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stan Grant, Vice Chancellors Chair Australian/Indigenous Belonging, Charles Sturt University On a recent episode of ABC’s Q&A, Commonwealth Deputy Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly tried to add some valuable context to the national outbreak of coronavirus. Australia’s testing is higher, he said, and the rates of infection ... <a title="How some Australian media are failing us on coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/how-some-australian-media-are-failing-us-on-coronavirus-135550/" aria-label="Read more about How some Australian media are failing us on coronavirus">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Narelle Miragliotta, Senior Lecturer in Australian Politics, Monash University It is understandable why the different measures introduced across Australia to contain COVID-19 have caused confusion. It does seem inexplicable that the rules – and penalties for breaching them – are different depending on where one lives. It ... <a title="National and state leaders may not always agree, but this hasn’t hindered our coronavirus response" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/national-and-state-leaders-may-not-always-agree-but-this-hasnt-hindered-our-coronavirus-response-136152/" aria-label="Read more about National and state leaders may not always agree, but this hasn’t hindered our coronavirus response">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heather Fraser, Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology In a few short months the COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated a series of dramatic social, political and environmental changes. Yet the focus remains resolutely on humans, leaving animals largely out of the picture. While it was first presumed animals ... <a title="Abuse and abandonment: why pets are at risk during this pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/abuse-and-abandonment-why-pets-are-at-risk-during-this-pandemic-134401/" aria-label="Read more about Abuse and abandonment: why pets are at risk during this pandemic">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nilesh Bakshi, Lecturer, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send ... <a title="Climate explained: how white roofs help to reflect the sun’s heat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/climate-explained-how-white-roofs-help-to-reflect-the-suns-heat-128918/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: how white roofs help to reflect the sun’s heat">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra What to do about the schools is set to return centre stage when the national cabinet later this week discusses the next steps in managing the coronavirus – specifically, the first stages of the way to “the other side”. Scott ... <a title="View from The Hill – So you wanted to spend more time with the kids?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/14/view-from-the-hill-so-you-wanted-to-spend-more-time-with-the-kids-136280/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill – So you wanted to spend more time with the kids?">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2020
By RNZ News Four more people have died from Covid-19 in New Zealand in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry has confirmed. Nine people have now died in the country from the coronavirus, with six of them being residents of the Rosewood Rest Home in Christchurch. It is the highest number of Covid-19 deaths ... <a title="NZ lockdown – day 20: Four more Covid-19 deaths, 17 new cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/14/nz-lockdown-day-20-four-more-covid-19-deaths-17-new-cases/" aria-label="Read more about NZ lockdown – day 20: Four more Covid-19 deaths, 17 new cases">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Jones, Research Fellow, Centre for Inflammatory Disease Monash Health, Monash University Immunocompromised is a broad term reflecting the fact someone’s immune system isn’t as strong and balanced as it should be. Because immunocompromised people’s immune systems are defective or ineffective, they’re unable to stop invasion and ... <a title="What does it mean to be immunocompromised? And why does this increase your risk of coronavirus?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/14/what-does-it-mean-to-be-immunocompromised-and-why-does-this-increase-your-risk-of-coronavirus-135200/" aria-label="Read more about What does it mean to be immunocompromised? And why does this increase your risk of coronavirus?">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vincent Ho, Senior Lecturer and clinical academic gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University While we most commonly associate COVID-19 with fever and cough, gastrointestinal symptoms including diarrhoea, vomiting and abdominal pain are not unheard of in people who contract coronavirus. This is likely because SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes ... <a title="We don’t know for sure if coronavirus can spread through poo, but it’s possible" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/14/we-dont-know-for-sure-if-coronavirus-can-spread-through-poo-but-its-possible-135305/" aria-label="Read more about We don’t know for sure if coronavirus can spread through poo, but it’s possible">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2020
Today’s chart looks at four countries recovering from Covid19: South Korea, Norway, Australia and New Zealand. Except for us (NZ), the other countries started early and are on the ‘finishing straight’ or thereabouts. Note that this chart uses a smoothing technique; seven-day rolling averages. Thus, for each day shown, the data value represents the average ... <a title="Keith Rankin’s Chart Analysis – Recovering from Covid19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/14/keith-rankins-chart-analysis-recovering-from-covid19/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin’s Chart Analysis – Recovering from Covid19">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lorana Bartels, Professor and Program Leader of Criminology, Australian National University Last week, Health Minister Greg Hunt issued a stark warning that the deliberate transmission of COVID-19 could be punishable by a lifetime prison sentence. Hunt said he sought legal advice from the attorney-general’s department, which said ... <a title="Transmitting COVID-19 to another person could send you to prison for life. Here’s why this is worrisome" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/14/transmitting-covid-19-to-another-person-could-send-you-to-prison-for-life-heres-why-this-is-worrisome-135957/" aria-label="Read more about Transmitting COVID-19 to another person could send you to prison for life. Here’s why this is worrisome">Read more</a>
