Though new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand remain low – with just 20 confirmed cases reported today – three […]
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Updated measures during Alert Level 4 lockdown – Expert Reaction
New Zealanders returning to the country will be quarantined for 14 days in an approved facility. This afternoon Prime Minister Jacinda […]
Continue readingTesting for SARS-CoV-2 in NZ – Expert Reaction
Testing for COVID-19: what’s the most effective method? What do we still need to learn? Do we have enough supplies? […]
Continue readingMentally preparing for leaving lockdown – Expert Reaction
Tomorrow New Zealanders will reach the half-way point of the four-week-long Level 4 restrictions. Today, the Ministry of Health launched […]
Continue readingThe bioethics of COVID-19 – Expert Reaction
The world has not seen a global pandemic this size since 1918, which has quickly raised anguishing ethical questions around […]
Continue readingFace masks and COVID-19 – Expert Reaction
To mask or not to mask? Between contradictory headlines, many are confused about whether face masks help reduce the spread […]
Continue readingChallenging child behaviour during quarantine – Expert Reaction
Kiwi parents and caregivers will likely be facing their own challenges caring for children as New Zealand enters the second […]
Continue readingThe pressure of quarantine on family violence rates – Expert Reaction
Support services have raised alarm bells over the lockdown, saying it could spark more cases of family violence in New […]
Continue readingUnderstanding the evidence behind quarantine – Expert Reaction
New Zealand, alongside the rest of the world, is having to make unprecedented policy decisions in the face of the […]
Continue readingDrug and alcohol use under quarantine – Expert Reaction
The nationwide lockdown raises questions on how New Zealanders will consume both legal and illegal substances during Alert Level 4 […]
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