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March 27, 2020
By JC Gotinga in Manila Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff General Felimon Santos Jr has tested positive for the Covid-19 novel coronavirus. Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana shared the information today with reporters covering defence issues. General Santos said yesterday that he was on home quarantine after coming into contact with another senior AFP ... <a title="Philippines military chief General Santos tests positive for coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/philippines-military-chief-general-santos-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/" aria-label="Read more about Philippines military chief General Santos tests positive for coronavirus">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Public health strategy Henry Cooke (Stuff): New model shows coronavirus could kill 80,000 Kiwis without lockdown Kate Newton (RNZ): Modelling shows NZ’s lockdown could buy time for a vaccine Rachel Sadler (Newshub): Research shows ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 27 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-27-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 27 2020">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Goldsworthy, Associate Professor in Criminology, Bond University As coronavirus continues to affect all aspects of life, law enforcement agencies are playing a more pivotal role in enforcing new health and social regulations while ensuring society continues to function in a civil manner. So why is law ... <a title="Explainer: why police will be crucial players in the battle against coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/explainer-why-police-will-be-crucial-players-in-the-battle-against-coronavirus-134392/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: why police will be crucial players in the battle against coronavirus">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick Fair, Adjunct Professor, School of Information Technology, Deakin University Borders, beaches, pubs and churches are closed, large events are cancelled, and travellers are subject to 14 days’ isolation – all at significant cost to taxpayers and the economy. But could telecommunications technology offer a more targeted ... <a title="Privacy vs pandemic: government tracking of mobile phones could be a potent weapon against COVID-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/privacy-vs-pandemic-government-tracking-of-mobile-phones-could-be-a-potent-weapon-against-covid-19-134895/" aria-label="Read more about Privacy vs pandemic: government tracking of mobile phones could be a potent weapon against COVID-19">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tauel Harper, Lecturer, Media and Communication, UWA, University of Western Australia Tonight, for the first time in its 12-year history, my weekly boardgame group will meet online, instead of our regular weekly in-person sessions. Tomorrow night, a planned dinner with friends has been downgraded to sharing wine ... <a title="Say what? How to improve virtual catch-ups, book groups and wine nights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/say-what-how-to-improve-virtual-catch-ups-book-groups-and-wine-nights-134655/" aria-label="Read more about Say what? How to improve virtual catch-ups, book groups and wine nights">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David King, Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland New cases of the coronavirus are reported every day, and as yet there’s no vaccine. So what treatments are available if you’re one of the unlucky ones who gets infected? If your symptoms are mild, you should treat them ... <a title="How can I treat myself if I’ve got – or think I’ve got – coronavirus?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/how-can-i-treat-myself-if-ive-got-or-think-ive-got-coronavirus-134654/" aria-label="Read more about How can I treat myself if I’ve got – or think I’ve got – coronavirus?">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ayesha Tulloch, DECRA Research Fellow, University of Sydney As Australians try to maintain social engagement during self-isolation, citizen science offers a unique opportunity. Defined as “public participation and collaboration in scientific research”, citizen science allows everyday people to use technology to unite towards a common goal – ... <a title="Citizen science: how you can contribute to coronavirus research without leaving the house" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/citizen-science-how-you-can-contribute-to-coronavirus-research-without-leaving-the-house-134238/" aria-label="Read more about Citizen science: how you can contribute to coronavirus research without leaving the house">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Bret Hart, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor Curtin Medical School Public Health Physician, Curtin University You might have heard about contact tracing which, when combined with social distancing, has proven a powerful asset in controlling the spread of COVID-19. In short, it means assigning a “contact tracer” ... <a title="Explainer: what is contact tracing and how does it help limit the coronavirus spread?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/explainer-what-is-contact-tracing-and-how-does-it-help-limit-the-coronavirus-spread-134228/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is contact tracing and how does it help limit the coronavirus spread?">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jodie L. Rummer, Associate Professor & Principal Research Fellow, James Cook University The Great Barrier Reef is suffering its third mass bleaching event in five years. It follows the record-breaking mass bleaching event in 2016 that killed a third of Great Barrier Reef corals, immediately followed by ... <a title="I studied what happens to reef fish after coral bleaching. What I saw still makes me nauseous" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/i-studied-what-happens-to-reef-fish-after-coral-bleaching-what-i-saw-still-makes-me-nauseous-134247/" aria-label="Read more about I studied what happens to reef fish after coral bleaching. What I saw still makes me nauseous">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeremy Baskin, Fellow, Melbourne School of Government and Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne G20 leaders have pledged to do “whatever it takes” to minimise the impacts of COVID-19. Most of these nations are lumbered with welfare safety nets unfit for purpose. They are designed for last ... <a title="‘Whatever it takes’ should now include a universal basic income" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/whatever-it-takes-should-now-include-a-universal-basic-income-134405/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Whatever it takes’ should now include a universal basic income">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian M. Mackay, Adjunct assistant professor, The University of Queensland Like the other 200 or so respiratory viruses we know of, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the new coronavirus, infects the cells of our airways. It causes a range of signs and symptoms, or none ... <a title="We know how long coronavirus survives on surfaces. Here’s what it means for handling money, food and more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/we-know-how-long-coronavirus-survives-on-surfaces-heres-what-it-means-for-handling-money-food-and-more-134671/" aria-label="Read more about We know how long coronavirus survives on surfaces. Here’s what it means for handling money, food and more">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2020
IN-DEPTH: By Kate Newton of RNZ News A week ago, Shaun Hendy packed up a desktop computer and monitor at his University of Auckland office and carted the whole lot home to his Grey Lynn bungalow in Auckland. When you’re leading the team that’s modelling the worst-case scenarios for how Covid-19 coronavirus might spread in ... <a title="NZ lockdown – Day 2: Modelling coronavirus from the kitchen table" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/nz-lockdown-day-2-modelling-coronavirus-from-the-kitchen-table/" aria-label="Read more about NZ lockdown – Day 2: Modelling coronavirus from the kitchen table">Read more</a>
