Laboratory workers will strike in labs currently testing for the novel coronavirus - a protest that comes at a "poor time", according to Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield.
District Health Board (DHB) medical laboratory workers and NZ Blood Service employees, who are members of the APEX union, will strike on March 13.
Australian scientists have revealed how they managed to isolate the COVID-19 virus and send it to labs across the world for further research, in the hopes of finding a vaccine.
Read more: Aussie scientists send live virus samples around the world for study
Ever since the Imperial Federation League in the late 19th century, the idea of closer political ties between the ‘CANZUK’ nations – Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom (UK) – has waxed and waned. In recent years, however, those calling for deeper relations between the four great nations have grown louder. The reason is simple: the four countries share a common language, similar legal and political systems, and even have a single Head of State. Above all, despite being ethnically diverse and culturally vibrant, the CANZUK nations share a common outlook and set of values.
Read more: Proposals for CANZUK
TORONTO – Public health officials in Toronto have confirmed its first 50,000 cases of being a misinformed fuckwit as xenophobic conspiracy theories and tales of false cures continue to spread across social media.
Read more: Outbreak of idiocy spreading 10,000 times faster than coronavirus
Under World Rugby regulations, Marler may now face a ban of anywhere between 12 to 208 weeks.
World Rugby regulation 9.27, which covers any incident against the spirit of good sportsmanship, states that "grabbing, twisting, or squeezing the genitals and/or breasts in the case of females" can be punished by a 12-week ban at the lower end.
Read more: English prop faces lengthy ban for genital offence
Always knew this was a gay sport...
SpaceX has successfully launched another load of station supplies tonight for NASA and nailed its 50th rocket landing.
Read more: SpaceX launches station supplies, nails 50th rocket landing
British regional airline Flybe collapsed on Thursday after a plunge in travel demand, making the long-struggling carrier one of the first big corporate casualties of the coronavirus outbreak.
Read more: British airline Flybe goes under as ticket sales dry up
Assessing the short-term impact of the coronavirus on equity markets is extremely challenging, if not impossible.
World leaders and central bankers have offered soothing words and financial support, but the progress of the virus and the economic impact of containment measures cannot be calculated with any degree of certainty.
Read more: Coronavirus sounds the death knell for globalisation
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