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April 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nilesh Bakshi, Lecturer, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send ... <a title="Climate explained: how white roofs help to reflect the sun’s heat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/15/climate-explained-how-white-roofs-help-to-reflect-the-suns-heat-128918/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: how white roofs help to reflect the sun’s heat">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra What to do about the schools is set to return centre stage when the national cabinet later this week discusses the next steps in managing the coronavirus – specifically, the first stages of the way to “the other side”. Scott ... <a title="View from The Hill – So you wanted to spend more time with the kids?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/14/view-from-the-hill-so-you-wanted-to-spend-more-time-with-the-kids-136280/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill – So you wanted to spend more time with the kids?">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Jones, Research Fellow, Centre for Inflammatory Disease Monash Health, Monash University Immunocompromised is a broad term reflecting the fact someone’s immune system isn’t as strong and balanced as it should be. Because immunocompromised people’s immune systems are defective or ineffective, they’re unable to stop invasion and ... <a title="What does it mean to be immunocompromised? And why does this increase your risk of coronavirus?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/14/what-does-it-mean-to-be-immunocompromised-and-why-does-this-increase-your-risk-of-coronavirus-135200/" aria-label="Read more about What does it mean to be immunocompromised? And why does this increase your risk of coronavirus?">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vincent Ho, Senior Lecturer and clinical academic gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University While we most commonly associate COVID-19 with fever and cough, gastrointestinal symptoms including diarrhoea, vomiting and abdominal pain are not unheard of in people who contract coronavirus. This is likely because SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes ... <a title="We don’t know for sure if coronavirus can spread through poo, but it’s possible" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/14/we-dont-know-for-sure-if-coronavirus-can-spread-through-poo-but-its-possible-135305/" aria-label="Read more about We don’t know for sure if coronavirus can spread through poo, but it’s possible">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lorana Bartels, Professor and Program Leader of Criminology, Australian National University Last week, Health Minister Greg Hunt issued a stark warning that the deliberate transmission of COVID-19 could be punishable by a lifetime prison sentence. Hunt said he sought legal advice from the attorney-general’s department, which said ... <a title="Transmitting COVID-19 to another person could send you to prison for life. Here’s why this is worrisome" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/14/transmitting-covid-19-to-another-person-could-send-you-to-prison-for-life-heres-why-this-is-worrisome-135957/" aria-label="Read more about Transmitting COVID-19 to another person could send you to prison for life. Here’s why this is worrisome">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Billie Bonevski, Women in Science Chair, University of Newcastle If you’re a smoker, there’s really never been a better time to quit. Coronavirus affects your lungs, causing flu-like symptoms such as fever, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat and fatigue. In the most serious cases, sufferers struggle ... <a title="Smoking increases your coronavirus risk. There’s never been a better time to quit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/14/smoking-increases-your-coronavirus-risk-theres-never-been-a-better-time-to-quit-135294/" aria-label="Read more about Smoking increases your coronavirus risk. There’s never been a better time to quit">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Baker, Professor of Housing Research, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Adelaide The COVID-19 pandemic is creating major challenges for our residential rental system. The lockdown of businesses has meant an almost overnight loss of jobs or reduced hours for many Australian workers. Many ... <a title="4 ways to be a good landlord in a time of coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/14/4-ways-to-be-a-good-landlord-in-a-time-of-coronavirus-136040/" aria-label="Read more about 4 ways to be a good landlord in a time of coronavirus">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management, University of South Australia Stranded cruise ships have become a symbol of the COVID-19 pandemic. Passengers and crew are desperate to get off but the ports to which they’ve headed don’t want them. It is no exaggeration to suggest this ... <a title="This could be the end of the line for cruise ships" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/14/this-could-be-the-end-of-the-line-for-cruise-ships-135937/" aria-label="Read more about This could be the end of the line for cruise ships">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tobias R. Keller, Visiting Postdoc, Queensland University of Technology Even before the coronavirus arrived to turn life upside down and trigger a global infodemic, social media platforms were under growing pressure to curb the spread of misinformation. Last year, Facebook cofounder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg called ... <a title="Why is it so hard to stop COVID-19 misinformation spreading on social media?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/14/why-is-it-so-hard-to-stop-covid-19-misinformation-spreading-on-social-media-134396/" aria-label="Read more about Why is it so hard to stop COVID-19 misinformation spreading on social media?">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Celestine Wong, Consultant Dermatologist, Monash Health Washing your hands is one of the crucial ways we can all help limit the spread of COVID-19. Regularly and thoroughly washing your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, or using an alcohol-based hand sanitiser, are key ... <a title="My skin’s dry with all this hand washing. What can I do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/14/my-skins-dry-with-all-this-hand-washing-what-can-i-do-134146/" aria-label="Read more about My skin’s dry with all this hand washing. What can I do?">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Quentin Grafton, Director of the Centre for Water Economics, Environment and Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The rains have finally arrived in the Northern Murray Darling Basin. Hopefully, this drought-easing water will flow all the way down to the parched communities and degraded ... <a title="While towns run dry, cotton extracts 5 Sydney Harbours’ worth of Murray Darling water a year. It’s time to reset the balance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/14/while-towns-run-dry-cotton-extracts-5-sydney-harbours-worth-of-murray-darling-water-a-year-its-time-to-reset-the-balance-133342/" aria-label="Read more about While towns run dry, cotton extracts 5 Sydney Harbours’ worth of Murray Darling water a year. It’s time to reset the balance">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Linden, Sessional Lecturer, PhD (Management) Candidate, School of Management, RMIT University The economic heart attack induced by COVID-19 has revealed an ugly truth – many very large companies have too little cash to ride out sharp downturns. Cash flow variability, and the inability to retain earnings ... <a title="The last thing companies should be doing right now is paying dividends" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/14/the-last-thing-companies-should-be-doing-right-now-is-paying-dividends-135928/" aria-label="Read more about The last thing companies should be doing right now is paying dividends">Read more</a>
