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March 30, 2020
By RNZ News The Auckland girl’s secondary school Marist College has New Zealand’s biggest Covid-19 cluster with 47 confirmed and probable cases. It is the biggest cluster of infection being tracked by NZ health authorities. The board chairperson Stephen Dallow said the confirmed cases included teachers, students and adults within the community. READ MORE: Al ... <a title="NZ lockdown – Day 5: Catholic girl’s school has biggest virus cluster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/nz-lockdown-day-5-catholic-girls-school-has-biggest-virus-cluster/" aria-label="Read more about NZ lockdown – Day 5: Catholic girl’s school has biggest virus cluster">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
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
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 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
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 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
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>
