Archive

Lead

CoveragePost

Where are we at with developing a vaccine for coronavirus?

April 2, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie Quinn, Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is changing how we live. With a rapid increase in cases, we are now isolating in our homes to “flatten the curve”. However, it will be nearly impossible ... <a title="Where are we at with developing a vaccine for coronavirus?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/02/where-are-we-at-with-developing-a-vaccine-for-coronavirus-134784/" aria-label="Read more about Where are we at with developing a vaccine for coronavirus?">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Keith Rankin Analysis – Money, Public Debt and the Covid-19 Emergency

April 2, 2020

Analysis by Keith Rankin What is Money? Money is a mystery. To most of us we receive it, we spend it, we save it, we borrow it. And if we don’t have enough, we are in trouble. Many of us think of money as if it is tangible, like gold; something that is naturally scarce, ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Money, Public Debt and the Covid-19 Emergency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/02/keith-rankin-analysis-money-public-debt-and-the-covid-19-emergency/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Money, Public Debt and the Covid-19 Emergency">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Exponential Growth in Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom

April 1, 2020

Analysis by Keith Rankin I was concerned to read last night that Greta Thunberg and her father almost certainly have Covid19; however, because of very restrictive testing criteria used in Sweden, they have not been tested. And I heard yesterday, on a Radio New Zealand news bulletin, a story about how there are virtually no ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Exponential Growth in Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-exponential-growth-in-italy-sweden-and-the-united-kingdom/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Exponential Growth in Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

If coronavirus cases don’t grow any faster, our health system will probably cope

April 1, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute The growth in COVID-19 cases in Australia appears to have slowed across all states, through a combination of tighter border control and spatial distancing. With the number of new cases each day growing at a slower rate, there is a ... <a title="If coronavirus cases don’t grow any faster, our health system will probably cope" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/if-coronavirus-cases-dont-grow-any-faster-our-health-system-will-probably-cope-135214/" aria-label="Read more about If coronavirus cases don’t grow any faster, our health system will probably cope">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: United States’ Deaths as at 29 March 2020

March 31, 2020

Analysis by Keith Rankin While, United States’ local data on Covid19 is more readily available than for other countries, the American ‘county’ system of local governance is way out of date and often does not well represent urban conglomerations. Doing my best from the available data, I constructed the following chart yesterday evening, and will ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: United States’ Deaths as at 29 March 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/31/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-united-states-deaths-as-at-29-march-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: United States’ Deaths as at 29 March 2020">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

NZ mine worker killed, two others wounded in Freeport shooting

March 31, 2020

By Victor Mambor in Jayapura A New Zealand employee of gold and copper mining company PT Freeport Indonesia was shot dead on Monday by gunmen in Timika, the capital city of Mimika regency in Papua. The employee, identified as 57-year-old Graeme Thomas Wall, according to RNZ Pacific, was engaged in construction work with colleagues on ... <a title="NZ mine worker killed, two others wounded in Freeport shooting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/31/nz-mine-worker-killed-two-others-wounded-in-freeport-shooting/" aria-label="Read more about NZ mine worker killed, two others wounded in Freeport shooting">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Australia: $1,500 a fortnight JobKeeper wage subsidy in massive $130 billion program

March 31, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government will provide a flat $1,500 a fortnight JobKeeper payment per employee for businesses to retain or rehire nearly six million workers, in a massive $130 billion six-month wage subsidy scheme to limit the economic devastation caused by ... <a title="Australia: $1,500 a fortnight JobKeeper wage subsidy in massive $130 billion program" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/31/1-500-a-fortnight-jobkeeper-wage-subsidy-in-massive-130-billion-program-135049/" aria-label="Read more about Australia: $1,500 a fortnight JobKeeper wage subsidy in massive $130 billion program">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Deaths as at 29 March 2020

March 30, 2020

Analysis by Keith Rankin To get a correct picture, we need regional data – indeed sub-regional statistics – because the virus does not respect political boundaries. Unfortunately, it is very hard to get regional data from European countries. The Johns Hopkins data – most widely used by the media (and used in this chart) – ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Deaths as at 29 March 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-deaths-as-at-29-march-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Deaths as at 29 March 2020">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

How are the most serious COVID-19 cases treated, and does the coronavirus cause lasting damage?

March 30, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Wark, Conjoint Professor, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle As the number of COVID-19 cases around the world continues to climb, hospitals are under increased pressure to provide emergency care for the most severely ill patients. What does this involve, and how does ... <a title="How are the most serious COVID-19 cases treated, and does the coronavirus cause lasting damage?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/how-are-the-most-serious-covid-19-cases-treated-and-does-the-coronavirus-cause-lasting-damage-134398/" aria-label="Read more about How are the most serious COVID-19 cases treated, and does the coronavirus cause lasting damage?">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

New OECD estimates suggest a 22% hit to Australia’s economy

March 30, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute New Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development estimates paint a grim picture of the direct economic costs of public health measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, and the need for more government support to cushion the blow. The ... <a title="New OECD estimates suggest a 22% hit to Australia’s economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/new-oecd-estimates-suggest-a-22-hit-to-australias-economy-135026/" aria-label="Read more about New OECD estimates suggest a 22% hit to Australia’s economy">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

How Ardern’s coronavirus kindness theme can become contagious

March 29, 2020

The South African ‘Don’t Panic Buy’ jingle. Video: ENCA/PickNSave PACIFIC PANDEMIC DIARY: By David Robie, self-isolating in Auckland under New Zealand’s Covid-19 lockdown as part of a new Pacific Media Watch series. A South African celebrity jingle that has gone viral at the end of this week could easily have been a theme song for ... <a title="How Ardern’s coronavirus kindness theme can become contagious" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/29/how-arderns-coronavirus-kindness-theme-can-become-contagious/" aria-label="Read more about How Ardern’s coronavirus kindness theme can become contagious">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19 Virus: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the World

March 27, 2020

Analysis by Keith Rankin Australian cases have been on an exponent growth path since late February, with no remission yet in sight. The good news is that infection rates remain well below western European levels. The bad news is that death rates – hitherto very low – are accelerating. Indeed Victoria, running with a similar ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19 Virus: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the World" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-virus-australia-canada-new-zealand-the-world/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19 Virus: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the World">Read more</a>