Winston Churchill once said, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” It’s amazing how few people question authority during a crisis, and how easily and quickly a crisis can be used for other purposes by ethically flexible governments. Ours is no exception. People really started getting scared when
We are at Level 4 of New Zealand’s four-level COVID-19 alert system. It is likely Level 4 measures will stay in place for a number of weeks. More information on alert levels. * Everyone must now stay home, except those providing essential services. * Only make physical contact with
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Most New Zealanders willing to extend Covid-19 lockdown ‘pain’ – survey […] people were asked if they would be willing to remain in lockdown for at least another two weeks beyond 22 April when it is due to finish. Sixty percent agreed they would, 14 percent disagreed, and 26 percent didn’
George I, like most of us here on The BFD, have gathered information and knowledge about Coronavirus from numerous sources. I have read an avalanche of material published within medical journals, scientific reports and of course what is fed to us by our local and international media and politicians. I
It’s possible to learn a lot in a short time. For instance; if you wanted to learn about mass and gravity quickly you could drop a hammer on your toe: a very brief lesson, but one which you would remember. I did the mental equivalent: listening to a podcast
As one journalist recently noted, Australians in NSW went to bed one night and woke up in the morning in a police state. Overnight, the state’s government, in lockstep with most other Australian states, had passed “emergency laws” restricting citizens to their homes, except for…well, nobody’s exactly
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Alastair Gee, The Guardian Kaiser Health News Frank Gabrin knew the stakes of his job. What he found unsettling was having to reuse personal protective gear while caring for coronavirus patients. At about 5 a.m. on March 19, a New York City ER physician named Frank Gabrin texted a
We are at Level 4 of New Zealand’s four-level COVID-19 alert system. It is likely Level 4 measures will stay in place for a number of weeks. More information on alert levels. * Everyone must now stay home, except those providing essential services. * Only make physical contact with
* Luke Smillie, University of Melbourne * Nick Haslam, University of Melbourne The coronavirus pandemic has caused tens of thousands of deaths around the world and pushed major economies into a tailspin. Beyond those impacts, almost all of us will face psychological challenges – trying to maintain a responsible social distancing regimen without
* Dougal Sutherland, Te Herenga Waka * Victoria University of Wellington The COVID-19 pandemic has forced millions of people to live under strict lockdown conditions, but the psychology of human behaviour predicts they will find it harder to stick to the rules the longer the situation continues. New Zealand has now
