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Afiqah Ramizi, president of the New Zealand International Students Association and a medical student at Auckland University. She says universities need to recognise that international students are not immune to financial hardship caused by Covid-19.
New Zealand’s international education sector used to be a major part of the economy. The $5 billion it pumped into the country annually supported around 45,000 jobs and made it New Zealand’s fifth-largest export earner. Universities New Zealand chief executive Chris Whelan says that, pre-Covid-19, the sector expected between 21,000 and 22,000 international students in 2020. About 7000 had not made it into the country.
A top New Zealand epidemiologist warns that pre-depature testing is not enough to keep Covid-19 out of New Zealand communities.
Ringmead Medical Practice in Birch Hill was among the first GP surgeries in the borough to offer coronavirus vaccines to their patients at the surgery They started their vaccine roll out on January 5 and have more than 30,000 patients waiting to be vaccinated. The GP said: We are very excited to be able to start offering the Covid-19 vaccine to our patients. We are working with The Health Triangle Primary Care Network (PCN) and the other local practices to offer the vaccine to all our patients who are eligible. One patient explained what the process was like when they arrived for their vaccine booking.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Agency floats possible 500 overseas students a month from January
15 Dec, 2020 12:32 AM
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An official agency is planning on an assumption that 500 international students may be allowed into NZ each month from January 2021. Photo / File
An official agency is planning on an assumption that 500 international students may be allowed into NZ each month from January 2021. Photo / File
An official agency has floated the possibility of letting 500 overseas students into New Zealand every month from January.
Education NZ, the state agency that promotes New Zealand to international students, says there will still be 25,000 to 30,000 foreign students in the country when the first semester starts next year based on current numbers and assuming 500 students arrive in New Zealand each month from January 2021 .