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March 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gerard Fitzgerald, Emeritus Professor, School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology The federal government’s decision to ban “non-essential” mass gatherings of more than 500 people from today has led to some confusion about what’s included and also some amusement about the weekend’s delay from announcement to ... <a title="Coronavirus: why are we cancelling large gatherings? And what other ‘social distancing’ options are left?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/16/coronavirus-why-are-we-cancelling-large-gatherings-and-what-other-social-distancing-options-are-left-133631/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus: why are we cancelling large gatherings? And what other ‘social distancing’ options are left?">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Kamradt-Scott, Associate professor, University of Sydney Australians who have tested positive to COVID-19 have been advised to self-isolate at home. The Australian government’s Health Direct website also advises people who have developed a fever or other respiratory symptoms to self-isolate. You should also self-isolate if you’ve ... <a title="Can I go for a walk? Can I put the kids to bed? What you should and shouldn’t do if you’re in coronavirus self-isolation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/16/can-i-go-for-a-walk-can-i-put-the-kids-to-bed-what-you-should-and-shouldnt-do-if-youre-in-coronavirus-self-isolation-133776/" aria-label="Read more about Can I go for a walk? Can I put the kids to bed? What you should and shouldn’t do if you’re in coronavirus self-isolation">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yale Zhuxiao Wong, Research Associate, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney Public transport in our cities is highly vulnerable to disease outbreaks such as the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. However, public transport is the lifeblood of our cities, so it’s desirable to keep services ... <a title="To limit coronavirus risks on public transport, here’s what we can learn from efforts overseas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/16/to-limit-coronavirus-risks-on-public-transport-heres-what-we-can-learn-from-efforts-overseas-133764/" aria-label="Read more about To limit coronavirus risks on public transport, here’s what we can learn from efforts overseas">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Black, Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, University of Adelaide People travelling into Australia will now have to self-isolate for 14 days – one of a range of measures announced at the weekend by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, with the aim of slowing the spread of the coronavirus ... <a title="How to flatten the curve of coronavirus, a mathematician explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/16/how-to-flatten-the-curve-of-coronavirus-a-mathematician-explains-133514/" aria-label="Read more about How to flatten the curve of coronavirus, a mathematician explains">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne Four states hold Democratic primaries on Wednesday in Australia: Florida, Ohio, Illinois and Arizona. These states will award 14.5% of all pledged delegates, taking us to 61.5% of total delegates. But given Joe Biden’s crushing ... <a title="Will coronavirus damage Trump in the US general election? And Morrison’s ratings improve in Newspoll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/16/will-coronavirus-damage-trump-in-the-us-general-election-and-morrisons-ratings-improve-in-newspoll-133758/" aria-label="Read more about Will coronavirus damage Trump in the US general election? And Morrison’s ratings improve in Newspoll">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Dahlen, Professor of Midwifery and Higher Degree Director, Western Sydney University Having a baby is stressful enough without a coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and all the associated misinformation. If you’re pregnant and/or due to give birth soon, it’s best to get information from trusted sources such as ... <a title="Coronavirus while pregnant or giving birth: here’s what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/16/coronavirus-while-pregnant-or-giving-birth-heres-what-you-need-to-know-133619/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus while pregnant or giving birth: here’s what you need to know">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Felicity Fenner, Associate Professor at UNSW Art & Design, UNSW Three days into its programmed three months, at the time of writing the 22nd Biennale of Sydney is one of the few major public events in the world not to have been entirely closed down in response ... <a title="Sydney Biennale review: an incisive global perspective on deeper crises" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/16/sydney-biennale-review-an-incisive-global-perspective-on-deeper-crises-131203/" aria-label="Read more about Sydney Biennale review: an incisive global perspective on deeper crises">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie-Anne Richards, Lecturer, Finance Discipline, University of Technology Sydney Stock markets have crashed, we can be confident of that. History suggests there is no quick recovery from crashes like these, which means lasting consequences for investors. The World Health Organisation declared the COVID-10 coronavirus a pandemic last ... <a title="This coronavirus share market crash is unlike those that have gone before it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/16/this-coronavirus-share-market-crash-is-unlike-those-that-have-gone-before-it-133691/" aria-label="Read more about This coronavirus share market crash is unlike those that have gone before it">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Blair, Emeritus Professor, ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery, OzGrav, University of Western Australia This article is part of a series in The Conversation on radical ideas to solve the environmental crisis. In 1896 Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius explored whether Earth’s temperatures were influenced ... <a title="We must fight climate change like it’s World War III – here are 4 potent weapons to deploy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/16/we-must-fight-climate-change-like-its-world-war-iii-here-are-4-potent-weapons-to-deploy-131052/" aria-label="Read more about We must fight climate change like it’s World War III – here are 4 potent weapons to deploy">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nigel Stapledon, Research Fellow in Real Estate, Centre for Applied Economic Research, UNSW It’s one of the most Googled questions since the coronavirus and COVID-19 outbreak: how will coronavirus affect house prices? The bottom line is it will be negative – prices will go down. People, up ... <a title="How will coronavirus affect property prices?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/16/how-will-coronavirus-affect-property-prices-133761/" aria-label="Read more about How will coronavirus affect property prices?">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Loughman, Research Fellow, Deakin University People are paying hundreds of dollars to have their gut microbes analysed, hoping the insights will allow them to adjust their diet and improve their health. But these testing services are based on science that’s still in its infancy, as we ... <a title="Should I test my gut microbes to improve my health?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/16/should-i-test-my-gut-microbes-to-improve-my-health-131216/" aria-label="Read more about Should I test my gut microbes to improve my health?">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Romane H. Cristescu, Posdoc in Ecology, University of the Sunshine Coast The plight of koalas during the recent bushfire crisis made headlines here and abroad. But the emergency for our wildlife is not over. Koalas that survived the flames are now dying from starvation, dehydration, smoke inhalation ... <a title="Scientists find burnt, starving koalas weeks after the bushfires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/16/scientists-find-burnt-starving-koalas-weeks-after-the-bushfires-133519/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists find burnt, starving koalas weeks after the bushfires">Read more</a>
