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Why New Zealand Needs a Plan B

Why New Zealand Needs a Plan B

Dr Simon Thornley – Senior lecturer of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Auckland Dr Grant Schofield – Professor of Public Health, AUT, Auckland Dr Gerhard Sundborn – Senior lecturer of Population and Pacific Health, University of Auckland. Dr Grant Morris – Associate Professor of Law, Victoria University of Wellington. Dr Ananish Chaudhuri– Professor

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The BFD Community Noticeboard

The BFD Community Noticeboard

This post is a place to: 1. Notify others of COVID-19 related news in their areas 2. Arrange for help for those unable to go out to get food or medicine 3. Ask for help If you are needing help the Friends in need group may be able to assist

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COVID-19 Update: 14 April 2020

COVID-19 Update: 14 April 2020

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 those that

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What Will Italy Become without Its Elders?

What Will Italy Become without Its Elders?

Luisa Cortesi Our elders are dying one by one, oak trees struck down by an acceleration of greed and skepticism. The generation that was raised in the angst of World War II is gone. Coffins, too many to bury. Lined up at the Monumental Cemetery, in churches, in convoys in

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Remember When They Told Us That Talk of a Lockdown Was Fake News?

Remember When They Told Us That Talk of a Lockdown Was Fake News?

For the nostalgia buffs. Do you remember when the lefty-press (almost all of them) said talk of a lockdown was fake news, totalitarian, and all that? Do you remember when they said it would cause massive social alarm and induce panic? Do you remember when Ms Ardern, the single source

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A Triumvirate of Meagre Credentials

A Triumvirate of Meagre Credentials

The Coronavirus has put the spotlight on three people in high places who are not up to carrying out the tasks their positions demand. Two are attached to political institutions and one is a Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has a goal of also being a member of one of

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What Do the COVID-19 Numbers Really Say?

What Do the COVID-19 Numbers Really Say?

At the beginning of March, our government would have been very wise to take serious steps in sealing our border. They did not do so despite the recently repeated slogans from our “slogan princess” Jacinda Ardern about going in early and hard, and the result is an economy in tatters,

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The BFD Face of the Day

The BFD Face of the Day

Revealed: Hero NHS nurses Luis from Portugal and Jenny from Invercargill who Boris Johnson said ‘stood by my ICU bedside for 48 hours when things could have gone either way’ In the footage the Prime Minister paid tribute to the NHS, saying it saved his life He thanked the ‘utterly

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News from the Front

News from the Front

Coughvid app detects COVID-19 from coughing sounds The app, cleverly named Coughvid, is a simple web app that can run on any web browser on any device that has a mic. The idea is really simple. You cough at it (in a safe way) and an AI will determine the

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We Don’t Know Enough About COVID-19

We Don’t Know Enough About COVID-19

We will eventually beat COVID-19 using a vaccine and/or better health management and treatment, but until then we are reliant on information gleaned from data to control the spread and the severity of the disease. Unfortunately, the data collated to date is prompting more questions instead of answering them.

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The BFD Community Noticeboard

The BFD Community Noticeboard

This post is a place to: 1. Notify others of COVID-19 related news in their areas 2. Arrange for help for those unable to go out to get food or medicine 3. Ask for help If you are needing help the Friends in need group may be able to assist

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Never Let the Facts Get in the Way of a Good Crisis

Never Let the Facts Get in the Way of a Good Crisis

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

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COVID-19 Update: 13 April 2020

COVID-19 Update: 13 April 2020

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 those that

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Is There Really a High Level of Support for Extending the Lockdown?

Is There Really a High Level of Support for Extending the Lockdown?

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’t

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Has Our Response Been More Akin to Panic Than Sound Reasoning?

Has Our Response Been More Akin to Panic Than Sound Reasoning?

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

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