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March 18, 2020
By Aika Rey in Manila President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a state of calamity in the Philippines as cases of the novel coronavirus in the country continue to rise. Duterte signed Proclamation No. 929 on Monday placing the country under a state of calamity for 6 months, “unless earlier lifted or extended as circumstances may ... <a title="Duterte declares ‘state of calamity’ in Philippines due to coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/duterte-declares-state-of-calamity-in-philippines-due-to-coronavirus/" aria-label="Read more about Duterte declares ‘state of calamity’ in Philippines due to coronavirus">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealand has eight new cases of Covid-19, all related to overseas travel, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. It brings the total of confirmed cases in New Zealand to 20, after the announcement of a $12.1 billion economic and health sector rescue package. Speaking at the latest media conference, Director-General of ... <a title="Eight new cases of coronavirus in NZ – $12.1b rescue package welcomed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/eight-new-cases-of-coronavirus-in-nz-12-1b-rescue-package-welcomed/" aria-label="Read more about Eight new cases of coronavirus in NZ – $12.1b rescue package welcomed">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2020
By Scott Waide in Lae The Papua New Guinea Defence Force has been put on alert as Health Minister Jelta Wong formally declared the Covid-19 coronavirus as a “quarantinable disease” under the country’s health laws. The National Security Council met on Monday to discuss additional control measures in light of the worsening crisis in Australia ... <a title="Military put on alert as PNG announces further restrictions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/18/military-put-on-alert-as-png-announces-further-restrictions/" aria-label="Read more about Military put on alert as PNG announces further restrictions">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2020
By RNZ Pacific Pacific countries have further tightened border measures to try to keep the coronavirus from gaining a foothold in the islands. Six cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the Pacific so far – the first three in French Polynesia and, last night, three were confirmed in Guam. Health officials have made no ... <a title="Pacific borders tightened further in bid to keep out coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/16/pacific-borders-tightened-further-in-bid-to-keep-out-coronavirus/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific borders tightened further in bid to keep out coronavirus">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2020
By RNZ News Health officials have ramped up their presence at airports in New Zealand as tougher travel restrictions came into force today. From 1am today all travellers who enter the country, except from Pacific Island countries, must go into isolation for 14 days. Since the announcement of the new restrictions airlines have been overwhelmed ... <a title="New travel restrictions in force in NZ, chaos at airports in the US" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/16/new-travel-restrictions-in-force-in-nz-chaos-at-airports-in-the-us/" aria-label="Read more about New travel restrictions in force in NZ, chaos at airports in the US">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2020
The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed 29 new cases of the Covid-19 novel coronavirus in the country today – bringing the total number of cases to 140 – as Metro Manila went into lockdown for one month. The DOH also announced that three more patients have died from the virus. The death toll ... <a title="Philippines coronavirus rise to 140, with 11 deaths – Manila in lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/16/philippines-coronavirus-rise-to-140-with-11-deaths-manila-in-lockdown/" aria-label="Read more about Philippines coronavirus rise to 140, with 11 deaths – Manila in lockdown">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
By Dr Crispin Maslog in Manila As fake news on Covid-19 spreads faster than the virus, scientists call for a halt to the “infodemic”. As China admits that the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) is now the worst public health crisis that the country has faced since its founding, a group of scientists has sent out a ... <a title="Scientists call for media sobriety amid Covid-19 fake news ‘infodemic’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/scientists-call-for-media-sobriety-amid-covid-19-fake-news-infodemic/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists call for media sobriety amid Covid-19 fake news ‘infodemic’">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2020
A public health professor says the World Health Organisation’s failure to declare Covid-19 a pandemic is giving New Zealanders a false sense of security. It was confirmed today that there is a fifth case of coronavirus in New Zealand as 43 North Shore Hospital staff in Auckland went into self-isolation. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield ... <a title="5th NZ coronavirus case: Community spread ‘inevitable’, says professor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/08/5th-nz-coronavirus-case-community-spread-inevitable-says-professor/" aria-label="Read more about 5th NZ coronavirus case: Community spread ‘inevitable’, says professor">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2020
Pacific Media Watch New Zealand is providing NZ$1 million to the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Suva, Fiji, to support its Pacific Action Plan for Covid-19 coronavirus preparedness and response. Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has announced that New Zealand is partnering with countries in the Pacific to ensure they are prepared for, and able ... <a title="NZ pledges $1m for WHO in coronavirus support to Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/05/nz-pledges-1m-for-who-in-coronavirus-support-to-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about NZ pledges $1m for WHO in coronavirus support to Pacific">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2020
By Colin Peacock of RNZ Mediawatch Authorities and the media alike knew it was just a matter of time before New Zealand had its first case of the new coronavirus. But panic-buying sparked by the breaking news prompted more headlines this weekend that undermined the message to keep calm and carry on. “Please – if you’re ... <a title="Panic-buying hits headlines after first NZ coronavirus case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/01/panic-buying-hits-headlines-after-first-nz-coronavirus-case/" aria-label="Read more about Panic-buying hits headlines after first NZ coronavirus case">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>
