Author: Jamie Ensor

There has been a second death from COVID-19 in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health's Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay has confirmed.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/04/coronavirus-second-death-from-covid-19-in-new-zealand.html
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Author: Mike Watson

A 33-year-old New Plymouth man has been jailed hours after spitting at police during a callout to a Taranaki address.

Daniel Ngaiwi Rawiri appeared in the New Plymouth District Court on Thursday charged with aggravated assault.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120945274/coronavirus-taranaki-man-jailed-for-spitting-at-police
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Author: China in Focus - NTD

Chinese authorities have begun celebrating the so-called victory against the #CCPvirus epidemic. But residents inside #Wuhan tell a different story.

A Chinese ambassador calls for cooperation with the US while a US spokesperson challenges Beijing to follow through—outlining 3 steps for the regime to take.

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New Zealand is sending an air force Hercules carrying a helicopter to cyclone-damaged Vanuatu.

The Defence Force C-130 Hercules will fly to the Pacific Island nation this week carrying a private helicopter, satellite phones, chainsaw kits, and agricultural equipment, to assist with relief. 

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/120941235/new-zealand-air-force-hercules-flying-to-vanuatu-to-assist-with-cyclone-recovery
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Author: Jamie Ensor

There are 29 new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has confirmed.

That's made up of 23 confirmed cases and six probable cases. There are no new deaths, but 14 people are in hospital. Four are in ICU.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/04/coronavirus-new-zealand-records-29-new-cases-of-covid-19.html
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In early 2020 Rocket Lab successfully completed a mid-air recovery demonstration of an Electron test article.

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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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