Breadcrumbs List.
Coronavirus
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Learning to live with Covid is not a viable option
18 August 2020
Professor Rod Jackson sets the record straight on calls to let Covid-19 into Aotearoa.
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Why we’re adding masks to our Covid-19 toolkit
17 August 2020
Opinion: Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles explains the simple rules for wearing face masks during levels two and three – and how they can effectively limit the spread of Covid-19.
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Lockdown uncertainty could undo ‘go hard go early’
14 August 2020
Opinion: 'Go hard, go early' brought global praise to NZ. But on-again off-again lockdowns cause uncertainty which can crush business, writes Robert MacCulloch.
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Student tests positive for Covid-19
14 August 2020
The University of Auckland has been advised by one of its students that they have tested positive for Covid-19.
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Reckless and unsafe: Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine
14 August 2020
Opinion: Russia claims it has a Covid-19 vaccine and is recklessly and unethically moving to distribute it. Helen Petousis-Harris explains why that's so wrong.
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How genome sequencing could crack the case of the NZ Covid comeback
13 August 2020
Opinion: The novel coronavirus mutates as it travels between people and around the world. By sequencing the genome, we can try to work out which case is linked with another, writes Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles.
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Don’t panic. We can do this together.
12 August 2020
Opinion: Aotearoa surpassed 100 days without a case of community transmission of Covid-19. Last night that virus-free streak ended and we’re moving back up the alert levels. Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles explains why that has to happen.
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Covid-19 no ‘great equaliser’
11 August 2020
Opinion: Those most impacted by Covid-19 are those who can least afford to weather it, write Professor Merryn Gott and Dr Jackie Robinson.
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What universities bring to the Covid recovery
5 August 2020
Opinion: The Government cannot address alone issues of the magnitude of Covid-19. Dawn Freshwater looks at where universities fit into our country's recovery.
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Victoria’s lockdown ‘an endless game of Covid-19 whack-a-mole’
5 August 2020
Opinion: Putting the entire state under stage four restrictions, rather than just Melbourne, would give Victoria the best chance of success, writes Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles.
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Four possible scenarios for the Australian and South Korean travellers
4 August 2020
Opinion: Over the last few days, reports have emerged of people travelling from New Zealand and testing positive for Covid-19 upon arrival at their destination. First in South Korea and now in Australia. Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles explains what these positive tests could mean.
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Shaun Hendy and Covid-19: this year's model
3 August 2020
Professor Shaun Hendy’s data-modelling skills helped shape New Zealand's Covid-19 response.