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NZ’s coronavirus response ‘one of the strongest’, says WHO

April 29, 2020

By Max Towle, Worldwatch reporter of RNZ News The World Health Organisation (WHO) says New Zealand has been world-leading in its response to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. But at the same time, a top official for the organisation is warning against complacency. Western Pacific incident manager Abdi Mahamud said the WHO had been particularly impressed ... <a title="NZ’s coronavirus response ‘one of the strongest’, says WHO" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/29/nzs-coronavirus-response-one-of-the-strongest-says-who/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s coronavirus response ‘one of the strongest’, says WHO">Read more</a>

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How the ‘chief covidiot’ has blocked world health unity with WHO freeze

April 16, 2020

PACIFIC PANDEMIC DIARY: By David Robie, self-isolating in Auckland under New Zealand’s Covid-19 lockdown as part of a Pacific Media Watch series. Donald Trump’s sabre-rattling freeze on funding for the World Health Organisation at a time when many countries are pulling together for a global response to the coronavirus pandemic has surely earned him the ... <a title="How the ‘chief covidiot’ has blocked world health unity with WHO freeze" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/16/how-the-chief-covidiot-has-blocked-world-health-unity-with-who-freeze/" aria-label="Read more about How the ‘chief covidiot’ has blocked world health unity with WHO freeze">Read more</a>

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Indonesian coronavirus patients hit by lack of privacy legal safeguards

March 5, 2020

By Ardilla Syakriah, Rizki Fachriansyah and Muh. Ibnu Aqil in Jakarta Indonesia’s first two confirmed Covid-19 coronavirus patients claim that media coverage and discussion on social media have taken a greater toll on them than the disease itself, saying that numerous breaches of privacy and the resulting stigma have left them “mentally drained”. Some people ... <a title="Indonesian coronavirus patients hit by lack of privacy legal safeguards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/05/indonesian-coronavirus-patients-hit-by-lack-of-privacy-legal-safeguards/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian coronavirus patients hit by lack of privacy legal safeguards">Read more</a>

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NZ pledges $1m for WHO in coronavirus support to Pacific

March 5, 2020

Pacific Media Watch New Zealand is providing NZ$1 million to the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Suva, Fiji, to support its Pacific Action Plan for Covid-19 coronavirus preparedness and response. Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has announced that New Zealand is partnering with countries in the Pacific to ensure they are prepared for, and able ... <a title="NZ pledges $1m for WHO in coronavirus support to Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/05/nz-pledges-1m-for-who-in-coronavirus-support-to-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about NZ pledges $1m for WHO in coronavirus support to Pacific">Read more</a>

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World must ‘hit hard’ over deadly virus but there is hope, says WHO chief

February 12, 2020

Pacific Media Watch The World Health Organisation has pledged to “hit hard” against the deadly coronavirus while saying there is hope and “we are not defenceless”. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he saw a “realistic chance” of stopping the outbreak. “Covid-19” is the new official name for the virus that was first identified in ... <a title="World must ‘hit hard’ over deadly virus but there is hope, says WHO chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/12/world-must-hit-hard-over-deadly-virus-but-there-is-hope-says-who-chief/" aria-label="Read more about World must ‘hit hard’ over deadly virus but there is hope, says WHO chief">Read more</a>

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NZ to shut out foreign travellers from China – first death outside mainland

February 2, 2020

By RNZ News A man has died of the Wuhan coronavirus outside China, and any foreign travellers who leave from or transit through China will be refused entry to New Zealand from tomorrow. A 44-year-old Chinese man from the city of Wuhan, where the new coronavirus was first detected, died today in hospital in the ... <a title="NZ to shut out foreign travellers from China – first death outside mainland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/02/nz-to-shut-out-foreign-travellers-from-china-first-death-outside-mainland/" aria-label="Read more about NZ to shut out foreign travellers from China – first death outside mainland">Read more</a>

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First Australian coronavirus case confirmed – 41 now dead in China

January 25, 2020

By RNZ News The first Australian case of Wuhan coronavirus has been confirmed, with a man being held under isolation in a Melbourne hospital. News of the case came after Chinese authorities said they were treating 1287 patients with the virus, while the death toll has risen to 41. The Melbourne patient is a Chinese ... <a title="First Australian coronavirus case confirmed – 41 now dead in China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/25/first-australian-coronavirus-case-confirmed-41-now-dead-in-china/" aria-label="Read more about First Australian coronavirus case confirmed – 41 now dead in China">Read more</a>