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
Viv Forbes Viv Forbes has studied financial analysis, business economics and politics, and he is one of the oldies more vulnerable to Wuhan. Viv Forbes BScApp, FAusImm, FSIA In their frantic attempts to delay the spread of the Wuhan virus, governments are sowing the seeds of economic depression and currency
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Breitbart reports on a CDC report from the US on mortality rates by age group. If you are struggling to educate elderly relatives or friends and neighbours then do them a favour and give them a copy of this post. A report released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Rachel Dear Jacinda, I believe that you care about all NZ citizens and that our inmates are not outcasts and they have the same right as you and me to survive during the current novel coronavirus pandemic. A combination of overcrowding, being short-staffed and other factors in prisons means
At first, I was flabbergasted, slightly angered if I’m honest, by this morning’s Dompost editorial “In touch with our inner snitch” encouraging us to turn on each other. Then I remembered it’s just what the insidious left, the shouty-people, do: It began to dawn on me
With the greatest respect to everybody (which of course means I’m going to be anything but respectful), our border control people (bless them all), are as varied a group of individuals as you’d find in any broad sample of our population. Some of them will be smart, great
Warning Contains crude and explicit sexual language that is not for the faint-hearted If you’ve ever thought New Yorkers were a bunch of wankers, well you’re about to be proved right. The New York City health department on Thursday issued guidelines detailing how residents should and should
Bring out the robots Given, the extremely contagious nature of COVID-19, it is very hard to directly attend to patients and potential cases without protective clothing. With this in mind, researchers at the Tsinghua University in China claim to have created a robot that can aid doctors in such
Hugh Breakey Griffith University As the country moves into lockdown mode in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are increasingly faced with serious ethical questions about what ordinary people should be obliged to do for others. These challenges can perhaps best be seen in the outrage as people flocked
Welcome to the daily BFD community noticeboard. I expect how we use it to develop as the weeks pass. For now, I am thinking that it will be: 1. A place to notify others of COVID-19 related news in their areas 2. A place to arrange for help for
Katharine H. Greenaway University of Melbourne Alexander Saeri Monash University Tegan Cruwys Australian National University We are now a society at a distance. As of this week, New South Wales has closed restaurants, bars, gyms, and entertainment venues where people gather in large numbers. Victoria has similarly implemented a shut
Living in Queenstown is seen by many as being the ultimate idyllic lifestyle choice. For sure it’s a great place to live: the mountains, the lakes, the fresh air, and million-dollar views for “only $1.89 million”, what’s not to like? Well, for one thing, the cold!
The media sob stories about stranded Kiwis are getting on my nerves. There are a couple of stand out examples. The first is the family of tossers who went on a skiing holiday in Northern Italy at the beginning of March. You know, when Italy’s case count was already
This is the best and clearest explanation of why people need to stay at home you could ever wish to see pic.twitter.com/49MgadlctI — Alan White (@aljwhite) March 22, 2020
