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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>
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March 30, 2020
By Elias Nanau in Port Moresby Indonesia has issued a stern warning over illegal border crossers from Papua New Guinea. This follows Indonesia stepping up its security measures at the border in response to the global Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. The First Secretary to the governor for West Sepik, Adam Wangu, has already informed people via ... <a title="Pacific coronavirus: Indonesia issues ‘no mercy’ warning on border crossing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/pacific-coronavirus-indonesia-issues-no-mercy-warning-on-border-crossing/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific coronavirus: Indonesia issues ‘no mercy’ warning on border crossing">Read more</a>
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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>
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March 30, 2020
By Imelda V. Abano in Manila The novel coronavirus now sweeping the globe has left many countries struggling to cope with rising numbers of infections and journalists grappling with how to best cover this evolving public health crisis. In addition to questions about how governments, health care systems and individuals are responding to immediate needs, ... <a title="Reporting the Covid-19 unknown: How reporters in Philippines do their job" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/reporting-the-covid-19-unknown-how-reporters-in-philippines-do-their-job/" aria-label="Read more about Reporting the Covid-19 unknown: How reporters in Philippines do their job">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
By John Gerritsen of RNZ News The $5 billion foreign student industry is facing a massive downturn with as many as half of this year’s enrolments now in doubt. Immigration New Zealand figures show that of 76,203 valid study visas at 15 March, 60,348 were in New Zealand, and 15,855 were not. Immigration New Zealand ... <a title="NZ’s $5 billion foreign student industry faces dramatic drop" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/nzs-5-billion-foreign-student-industry-faces-dramatic-drop/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s $5 billion foreign student industry faces dramatic drop">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Albert Van Dijk, Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University 2019 was the year Australians confronted the fact that a healthy environment is more than just a pretty waterfall in a national park; a nice extra we can do without. ... <a title="A major scorecard gives the health of Australia’s environment less than 1 out of 10" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/a-major-scorecard-gives-the-health-of-australias-environment-less-than-1-out-of-10-133444/" aria-label="Read more about A major scorecard gives the health of Australia’s environment less than 1 out of 10">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yale Z Wong, Research Associate, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney ZMinimising health risks has rightly been the focus of discussion during the coronavirus outbreak. This includes efforts to protect both frontline public transport employees and the travelling public. But we should also be ... <a title="For public transport to keep running, operators must find ways to outlast coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/for-public-transport-to-keep-running-operators-must-find-ways-to-outlast-coronavirus-134224/" aria-label="Read more about For public transport to keep running, operators must find ways to outlast coronavirus">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tyler Riordan, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland Along with home delivery of groceries, pharmaceuticals and alcohol, demand for food delivery is booming. Services such as Uber Eats and Deliveroo have become essential to cafes and restaurants that can now only sell takeaway food. It is good ... <a title="Delivery workers are now essential. They deserve the rights of other employees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/delivery-workers-are-now-essential-they-deserve-the-rights-of-other-employees-134406/" aria-label="Read more about Delivery workers are now essential. They deserve the rights of other employees">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nishanathe Dahanayake, PhD Candidate, Ethics/Philosophy, University of New England The coronavirus pandemic is challenging our health, work, family, food and fun. It’s also disturbing our peace of mind and forcing us to question our own existence. We are each asking our own existential questions: Why is this ... <a title="Thinking like a Buddhist about coronavirus can calm the mind and help us focus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/thinking-like-a-buddhist-about-coronavirus-can-calm-the-mind-and-help-us-focus-134651/" aria-label="Read more about Thinking like a Buddhist about coronavirus can calm the mind and help us focus">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra No more than two people are to gather together in public spaces, and playgrounds will be closed in the latest restrictions in the coronavirus crisis. Meanwhile the government will now scrutinise all foreign investment proposals as well as impose longer ... <a title="Public gatherings restricted to two people and all foreign investment proposals scrutinised, in new coronavirus measures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/30/public-gatherings-restricted-to-two-people-and-all-foreign-investment-proposals-scrutinised-in-new-coronavirus-measures-135000/" aria-label="Read more about Public gatherings restricted to two people and all foreign investment proposals scrutinised, in new coronavirus measures">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Linda Botterill, Professor in Australian Politics, University of Canberra The novel coronavirus sees Australia facing major unprecedented health and economic crises. The key to preventing a downward spiral of the economy is to avoid a collapse in incomes of newly laid-off workers who won’t be able to ... <a title="Give people and businesses money now they can pay back later (if and when they can)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/29/give-people-and-businesses-money-now-they-can-pay-back-later-if-and-when-they-can-134998/" aria-label="Read more about Give people and businesses money now they can pay back later (if and when they can)">Read more</a>
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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>
