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,
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
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
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
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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
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
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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
