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February 4, 2020
By Benny Geteng in Rabaul A Papua New Guinean student leader in the Chinese city of Wuhan says students fear for their lives with the increasing number of coronavirus infected people and are calling on the PNG authorities to intervene. Chris Tarkap, president of the PNG Students Association in Wuhan (PNGSIWA) and who is on ... <a title="PNG students in Wuhan scared of coronavirus infection – call for help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/04/png-students-in-wuhan-scared-of-coronavirus-infection-call-for-help/" aria-label="Read more about PNG students in Wuhan scared of coronavirus infection – call for help">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2020
By RNZ News A man has died of the Wuhan coronavirus outside China, and any foreign travellers who leave from or transit through China will be refused entry to New Zealand from tomorrow. A 44-year-old Chinese man from the city of Wuhan, where the new coronavirus was first detected, died today in hospital in the ... <a title="NZ to shut out foreign travellers from China – first death outside mainland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/02/nz-to-shut-out-foreign-travellers-from-china-first-death-outside-mainland/" aria-label="Read more about NZ to shut out foreign travellers from China – first death outside mainland">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2020
By RNZ News A New Zealand district councillor says he has been bombarded with racist messages since he spoke out about racism towards Asian people after the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus. The illness has killed hundreds and sickened thousands since it emerged in China this month. In South Korea and Vietnam, businesses have put ... <a title="Coronavirus: NZ local councillor ‘bombarded’ with racist messages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/01/coronavirus-nz-local-councillor-bombarded-with-racist-messages/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus: NZ local councillor ‘bombarded’ with racist messages">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2020
By RNZ News Some Chinese students are being rejected by their homestays in New Zealand over fears about the deadly coronavirus. Infections from the novel coronavirus has spread to more than 8100 people globally and has claimed more than 170 lives. New Zealand’s Ministry of Education advised schools on Monday to ask any students coming ... <a title="Coronavirus: NZ homestays reject Chinese students over virus fears" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/31/coronavirus-nz-homestays-reject-chinese-students-over-virus-fears/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus: NZ homestays reject Chinese students over virus fears">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2020
Video report by RNZ Pacific. RNZ Pacific’s Jamie Tahana reports In the Pacific, where several countries are already dealing with epidemics, some countries have taken extreme measures to try and halt the spread of the new coronavirus. While authorities say the risk of an outbreak remains low, little is being left to chance – especially ... <a title="Coronavirus: Pacific Islands ‘fighting a war’ on epidemics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/30/coronavirus-pacific-islands-fighting-a-war-on-epidemics/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus: Pacific Islands ‘fighting a war’ on epidemics">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealanders evacuated from Wuhan amid the coronavirus outbreak will be quarantined in Aotearoa – not on Christmas Island like the Australians. As efforts to co-ordinate evacuations continue, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters said New Zealanders would be brought back home, but where to remained a question to be answered. “We are ... <a title="NZ coronavirus evacuees from Wuhan to be quarantined at unknown location" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/30/nz-coronavirus-evacuees-from-wuhan-to-be-quarantined-at-unknown-location/" aria-label="Read more about NZ coronavirus evacuees from Wuhan to be quarantined at unknown location">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2020
Rappler editorial It’s not the virus. It’s not the Chinese flying into the Philippines. Our biggest enemy amid the Wuhan crisis is panic. Here’s the situation: a new strain of the coronavirus has caused an outbreak in the city of Wuhan in central China. It has so far killed 106 people and infected more than ... <a title="Our biggest enemy amid the Wuhan virus outbreak – panic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/29/our-biggest-enemy-amid-the-wuhan-virus-outbreak-panic/" aria-label="Read more about Our biggest enemy amid the Wuhan virus outbreak – panic">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2020
By Andrio Adiwibowo in Jakarta After beating the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) epidemics in the past, we may think we will win the battle against the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). But this optimism is turning into pessimism. First, several developed countries known to have the best infection control ... <a title="Why we may have lost battle against China’s coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/29/why-we-may-have-lost-battle-against-chinas-coronavirus/" aria-label="Read more about Why we may have lost battle against China’s coronavirus">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2020
By RNZ News The unexpected death of a person in New Zealand who recently travelled to China is being investigated for coronavirus, but a local district health board says virus is unlikely the cause. The novel coronavirus, known as 2019-nCoV, has infected 2800 people and killed at least 80 in China. The outbreak is believed ... <a title="NZ investigates person who died after travelling to China for coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/28/nz-investigates-person-who-died-after-travelling-to-china-for-coronavirus/" aria-label="Read more about NZ investigates person who died after travelling to China for coronavirus">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealand health authorities are following up reports of a person with coronavirus in the southern New Zealand tourism city of Queenstown. The novel coronavirus, known as 2019-nCoV, has infected 2800 people and killed at least 80 in China. The outbreak is believed to have emerged late last year from illegally traded ... <a title="Wuhan coronavirus: Unconfirmed reports of infected person in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/28/wuhan-coronavirus-unconfirmed-reports-of-infected-person-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Wuhan coronavirus: Unconfirmed reports of infected person in NZ">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2020
By RNZ News The first Australian case of Wuhan coronavirus has been confirmed, with a man being held under isolation in a Melbourne hospital. News of the case came after Chinese authorities said they were treating 1287 patients with the virus, while the death toll has risen to 41. The Melbourne patient is a Chinese ... <a title="First Australian coronavirus case confirmed – 41 now dead in China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/25/first-australian-coronavirus-case-confirmed-41-now-dead-in-china/" aria-label="Read more about First Australian coronavirus case confirmed – 41 now dead in China">Read more</a>