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November 6, 2021
Kaniva Tonga Tonga’s only suspected covid-19 case has tested positive when he took his third test today in Nuku’alofa. The latest result came after the person was tested positive last week and tested negative on Monday this week. The Health Ministry chief executive Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola said today the person had recorded a very weak ... <a title="Tonga’s first covid case tests ‘weak positive’ again after negative" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/06/tongas-first-covid-case-tests-weak-positive-again-after-negative/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga’s first covid case tests ‘weak positive’ again after negative">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2021
RNZ News A second person with covid-19 who was isolating at home has died in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. In this afternoon’s covid media briefing, where it was revealed there were 163 new community cases of covid-19 today, Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay said St John Ambulance attended a ... <a title="Second person isolating at home in NZ dies – 163 new covid cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/06/second-person-isolating-at-home-in-nz-dies-163-new-covid-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Second person isolating at home in NZ dies – 163 new covid cases">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2021
By Kalino Latu in Auckland Health Ministry Chief Executive Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola says the ministry had not responded to allegations made on social media to protect the privacy of a suspected covid-19 patient. He said the ministry had been very careful not to release any information that might identify the person. He said the patient ... <a title="Tongan patient ‘should have been told not to release info’, says Health chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/05/tongan-patient-should-have-been-told-not-to-release-info-says-health-chief/" aria-label="Read more about Tongan patient ‘should have been told not to release info’, says Health chief">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The global influenza epidemic of late 2016 to early 2018 was a pandemic in all but name. For the United States, see The Perfect Storm Behind This Year’s Nasty Flu Season, The Atlantic 14 Jan 2018; and Last year’s flu broke records for deaths and illnesses new CDC numbers show,Washington Post, ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Influenza: Global Epidemic 2017 versus the Flu Season of 2019/20" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/04/keith-rankin-analysis-influenza-global-epidemic-2017-versus-the-flu-season-of-2019-20/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Influenza: Global Epidemic 2017 versus the Flu Season of 2019/20">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2021
By Charles Moi in Port Moresby Employees of the National Capital District Commission (NCDC) have challenged the legality of the “no jab, no job” policy imposed by NCDC on Port Moresby with a lawsuit. Lawyer George Kaore, representing the NCDC Workers Association, appeared before Deputy Chief Justice Ambeng Kandakasi to seek certain interim orders at ... <a title="Port Moresby workers challenge ‘no jab, no job’ workplace policy in court" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/04/port-moresby-workers-challenge-no-jab-no-job-workplace-policy-in-court/" aria-label="Read more about Port Moresby workers challenge ‘no jab, no job’ workplace policy in court">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2021
RNZ News New Zealand’s Ministry of Health has reported 139 new community cases of covid-19 today, with 64 people now in hospital with the coronavirus. In a statement, the ministry said two of the new cases were in Waikato and one was in Northland, with the remaining cases were all in Auckland. The Northland case ... <a title="NZ reports 139 new community covid cases – 64 in hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/04/nz-reports-139-new-community-covid-cases-64-in-hospital/" aria-label="Read more about NZ reports 139 new community covid cases – 64 in hospital">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2021
By Kalino Latu in Auckland A person who tested positive for covid-19 in Tonga has now tested negative, says the Ministry of Health CEO. Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola said another test was expected tomorrow for the patient. He said yesterday the covid-positive person, who arrived in Tonga from Christchurch, would continue to stay in the MIQ ... <a title="Tonga patient tests negative in second round of covid-19 testing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/04/tonga-patient-tests-negative-in-second-round-of-covid-19-testing/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga patient tests negative in second round of covid-19 testing">Read more</a>
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November 3, 2021
RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern did not turn up to a planned New Zealand media event at a vaccination clinic in Whanganui today where a group of anti-vaccination protesters gathered. Ardern was visiting a vaccination bus in the city and changed the time of the stand-up to just after 1.20pm at a new venue. ... <a title="NZ anti-vaxxers foil PM Ardern’s planned clinic media briefing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/03/nz-anti-vaxxers-foil-pm-arderns-planned-clinic-media-briefing/" aria-label="Read more about NZ anti-vaxxers foil PM Ardern’s planned clinic media briefing">Read more</a>
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November 3, 2021
By Carmella Gware in Lae Urban clinics in Papua New Guinea’s second city Lae have closed for an indefinite period following attacks on health workers. Anti-vaxxers have been verbally or physically attacking health workers over false claims of state mandatory vaccinations against the covid-19 pandemic. Health workers and support staff manning facilities around the city ... <a title="Anti-vaxxer attacks on PNG health workers force closure of Lae clinics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/03/anti-vaxxer-attacks-on-png-health-workers-force-closure-of-lae-clinics/" aria-label="Read more about Anti-vaxxer attacks on PNG health workers force closure of Lae clinics">Read more</a>
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November 2, 2021
RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the New Zealand government wants to lift vaccination rates and wants to remove anything that is a barrier to getting as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible. Ardern and Māori-Crown Relations Minister Kelvin Davis, who is also the MP for Te Tai Tokerau, are in Northland viewing ... <a title="PM Jacinda Ardern moves covid media conference after conspiracy heckling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/02/pm-jacinda-ardern-moves-covid-media-conference-after-conspiracy-heckling/" aria-label="Read more about PM Jacinda Ardern moves covid media conference after conspiracy heckling">Read more</a>
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November 2, 2021
By Marysilla Kellerton in Port Moresby Demonstrators gathered in Port Moresby yesterday for a march to Parliament in protest over the covid-19 vaccines, which they claimed wrongly to be mandatory, a day after Papua New Guinean police warned such gatherings were illegal. The protest was a result of a post circulating on social media about ... <a title="PNG police block illegal anti-vaxxer rally in Port Moresby amid fake info" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/02/png-police-block-illegal-anti-vaxxer-rally-in-port-moresby-amid-fake-info/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police block illegal anti-vaxxer rally in Port Moresby amid fake info">Read more</a>
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November 2, 2021
Influenza et.al.; charting normal to see Covid19 in context Analysis by Keith Rankin. So much of our analysis of the public health impact of Covid19 has been taken out of context. The officially reported case data are incomplete, and take little account of how these health impacts deviate from normal, or even what ‘normal’ is. ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Influenza context for covid deaths in selected countries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/02/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-influenza-context-for-covid-deaths-in-selected-countries/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Influenza context for covid deaths in selected countries">Read more</a>