Author: Dan Satherley & Lydia Lewis.

Two weeks into the lockdown, many of us will be sick and tired of being stuck in our bubbles. But what if we had a bubble of 5 million? 

Health experts say if we manage to "squash" the curve, as a widely-shared Washington Post article about New Zealand put it on Wednesday, a border quarantine will stop the coronavirus from coming back.

Falling numbers of new confirmed infections suggest the lockdown and social distancing measures are working, but the borders - still open to Kiwis - remain a weakness, operating on somewhat of an honour system.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/04/coronavirus-nz-could-be-its-own-bubble-by-wiping-out-covid-19-researcher.html
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Author: Dan Satherley

A health data researcher says China's coronavirus numbers have been vastly under-reported, perhaps by a factor of 10.

At the moment, the country where the SARS-CoV-2 virus first emerged has reported a confirmed 82,809 cases of infection and 3333 deaths from COVID-19, the disease it causes. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/04/coronavirus-kiwi-health-researcher-claims-china-s-covid-19-death-toll-at-least-30-000.html
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Author: New Zealand Defence Force

More than 2500 families in need in the Central region will receive care packages assembled as part of the New Zealand Defence Force’s response to help support communities through the Covid-19 pandemic.

Article: https://medium.com/@nzdefenceforce/soldiers-answer-the-call-for-families-in-need-711913b34345
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Author: Guinness World Records

Baldwin Street, in Dunedin, New Zealand, has been reinstated as the world’s steepest street (road) after a formal record review.

Baldwin street previously held the record for over a decade until June 2019, when the record was awarded to Ffordd Pen Llech, in Harlech, Wales.

Article: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2020/4/baldwin-street-in-new-zealand-reinstated-as-the-worlds-steepest-street-614287
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Author: China in Focus - NTD

Internal documents obtained by NTD suggest the Chinese regime knew about the outbreak long before they made the information public. Chinese authorities lifted the lockdown on Wuhan today.

But experts and locals worry that many cases are asymptomatic and not reported, which could trigger another #outbreak. The Chinese Communist Party first accused the U.S., then Italy for the origin of the #CCPvirus.

Article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWz9cz6BIhI
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Author: Jamie Ensor

New Zealand has 50 new cases of COVID-19, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield confirmed on Wednesday, taking the country's total to 1210.

He said that is made of 26 confirmed cases and 24 probable cases. There are no new deaths to report. A total of 282 people have recovered. Twelve people are in hospital. Four are in intensive care, two of those are critical.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/04/coronavirus-ministry-of-health-reveals-50-new-covid-19-cases-in-new-zealand.html
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Author: Sky News Australia

US President Donald Trump has threatened to defund the World Health Organisation after the “China centric” body failed to support early travel bans which could have saved tens of thousands of lives.

Mr Trump called for an investigation into the body which has been widely condemned for praising China’s response to the coronavirus despite the fact the country covered up hundreds of cases in 2019. The totalitarian regime also locked up doctors who issued early warnings of the coronavirus and continues to lie about case and death figures, according to Chinese journalists.

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Author: Adam MacCarthaigh

Writing for Global Vision, Adam MacCarthaigh explains the need for cooperation between Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK to not only stimulate the post-COVID 19 economic recovery, but inspire citizens for a better and brighter future.

A little over a week ago, Canadian scientists made a crucial breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19. Scientists here in Toronto were able to replicate the virus in a secure containment facility. At that point there were about 150 confirmed cases in Canada – today there are over 2,000.

Article: https://www.canzukinternational.com/2020/04/canzuk-can-provide-the-uk-with-prosperity-post-covid-19.html
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