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January 9, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. In my latest charts, I include a robust set of estimates of actual proportion of people who have – or have had – Covid19. The principal basis for these estimates is the number of deaths being recorded. Using the appropriate log scale for such charts, we can see that Belgium’s ‘second ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Belgium and Ireland – Three Perspectives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/09/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-belgium-and-ireland-three-perspectives/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Belgium and Ireland – Three Perspectives">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The parts of the USA with the highest Covid19 death rates – New Jersey and New York City – have lost two in every thousand persons in their populations. That’s consistent with 40 percent of the populations of these places having been infected with the disease, based on a 0.5% case ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: United States in December compared to March" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/23/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-united-states-in-december-compared-to-march/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: United States in December compared to March">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Ramzy Baroud The notion that the covid-19 pandemic was “the great equalizer’ should be dead and buried by now. If anything, the lethal disease is another terrible reminder of the deep divisions and inequalities in our societies. That said, the treatment of the disease should not be a repeat of the same shameful ... <a title="The Great Divider: Covid-19 reflects global racism, not equality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/23/the-great-divider-covid-19-reflects-global-racism-not-equality/" aria-label="Read more about The Great Divider: Covid-19 reflects global racism, not equality">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2020
By Sela Jane Hopgood, RNZ Pacific journalist Covid-19 vaccinations begin in the Northern Mariana Islands this weekend, but it is not yet clear when other Pacific countries will have access to a vaccine. The Northern Marianas, which is a US territory, was expecting 5,000 doses of the The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to arrive during the ... <a title="Covid-19 vaccine roll out starts in parts of the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/20/covid-19-vaccine-roll-out-starts-in-parts-of-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Covid-19 vaccine roll out starts in parts of the Pacific">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2020
By RNZ News It is looking increasingly likely that the much discussed trans-Tasman bubble is finally on the way. Cabinet has agreed in principle to quarantine-free travel in the first quarter of 2021. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said officials were working on contingency plans in the event of an outbreak. The decision is dependent on ... <a title="Trans-Tasman bubble to help reunify families, business, says epidemiologist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/15/trans-tasman-bubble-to-help-reunify-families-business-says-epidemiologist/" aria-label="Read more about Trans-Tasman bubble to help reunify families, business, says epidemiologist">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin – estimates, magnitudes, and new countries to be concerned about. In mid-November, I published Covid-19: Orders of Magnitude. I used Turkey as my example of a Covid19 magnitude 3 country, and South Korea as my magnitude 2 example. Today, less than a month later, Turkey is now looking like a magnitude ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Worsening Incidence in Asia, USA, and Denmark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/11/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-worsening-incidence-in-asia-usa-and-denmark/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Worsening Incidence in Asia, USA, and Denmark">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. This week, Covid19 cases in most large European countries are passing their peak following four months of exponential growth, thanks to belated new ‘lockdown’ restrictions. The exception – or laggard – is Germany, which has generally been praised as the European exemplar of how Covid19 should be managed. Germany has converged with ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Transmission and Convergence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/04/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-transmission-and-convergence/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Transmission and Convergence">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2020
By RNZ Pacific The Northern Marianas is ready for its allocation of covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer after acquiring 10 ultra-cold freezers from South Korea. The acquisition of the freezers came as the CNMI waits for the Pfizer vaccines to get Emergency Use Authorisation approval from the US Food and Drug Administration. Even though the vaccines ... <a title="Northern Marianas gets vaccine freezers for covid-19 treatment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/04/northern-marianas-gets-vaccine-freezers-for-covid-19-treatment/" aria-label="Read more about Northern Marianas gets vaccine freezers for covid-19 treatment">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. This week’s charts extend the period covered to January 2020, when almost all recorded cases were in China. Cases came into other countries in late January, including the United States in dribs and drabs, and were largely contained. All this changed with the European outbreak in mid-February. Thus, the First Wave ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis: Covid-19: Orders of Magnitude – USA vs. China, World" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/27/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-orders-of-magnitude-usa-vs-china-world/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis: Covid-19: Orders of Magnitude – USA vs. China, World">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2020
By Eric Frykberg, RNZ News Reporter The New Zealand government has offered help to the under-pressure horticultural sector by allowing 2000 registered seasonal employer (RSE) workers in to help pick fruit and vegetables this summer. Growers had complained that without these workers, some produce would rot unpicked. The government has however imposed strict conditions. The ... <a title="NZ to admit 2000 Pacific horticulture workers under strict conditions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/27/nz-to-admit-2000-pacific-horticulture-workers-under-strict-conditions/" aria-label="Read more about NZ to admit 2000 Pacific horticulture workers under strict conditions">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2020
RNZ News Genome sequencing has showed the Air New Zealand crew member who tested positive for covid-19 in China is not linked to known cases in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health says. In a statement, the ministry reported one new case of the coronavirus in managed isolation today. The person arrived on November 14 ... <a title="Air NZ covid case not linked to New Zealand genomes – one new case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/26/air-nz-covid-case-not-linked-to-new-zealand-genomes-one-new-case/" aria-label="Read more about Air NZ covid case not linked to New Zealand genomes – one new case">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2020
By RNZ Pacific Three government members of Papua New Guinea’s Parliament have tested positive for covid-19. The MPs, whose names haven’t been publicised, have been in Prime Minister James Marape’s camp during the ongoing political standoff. PNG’s Pandemic Response Controller David Manning said that an MP was initially tested at the weekend and returned a ... <a title="Three PNG government MPs test covid-positive amid political crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/26/three-png-government-mps-test-covid-positive-amid-political-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Three PNG government MPs test covid-positive amid political crisis">Read more</a>
