Monday, 12 April 2021, 5:10 pm
“It’s unacceptable the Government won’t play
hardball with unions and force those employees unwilling to
get a COVID vaccine to vacate MIQ premises for another 18
days,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.
“Stop
pussyfooting about and take the necessary steps to protect
New Zealanders and the economy from another outbreak of
COVID-19.
“Giving recalcitrant workers until the end
of April to get a jab is simply unacceptable. The risk to
the community of an outbreak is just too
great.
“Today’s post-Cabinet media conference was
a litany of weak leadership around COVID related issues that
cause New Zealanders huge concern.
Monday, 12 April 2021, 5:08 pm
The aim of the UN-backed COVAX scheme is to get
two billion vaccine doses into the arms of around a quarter
of the population of poorer countries by the end of 2021.
What are the main challenges that need to be overcome, if
this historic global effort is to be
achieved?
Vaccines are a key part of the
solution to ending the COVID-19 pandemic
and, since the early stages of the crisis, the World Health
Organization (WHO) has argued that there
needs to be a coordinated approach towards ensuring that
everyone, not just people living in rich countries, receives
Alone
we can be broken, standing together we are
invincible
- Nā Kīngi
Tāwhiao
Disabled people are four times
more likely than non-disabled people to experience severe
loneliness, with 10 percent reporting they feel lonely most
or all of the time, a new report says. The full report is here.
The
report,
Still Alone Together, by the Helen Clark
Foundation and WSP updates their first
report on loneliness released in June 2020 and provides
a fuller picture of New Zealand’s levels of
loneliness.
Across the whole population, self-reported
loneliness increased immediately after the nationwide
lockdown, and increased further later in the year, perhaps
Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 6:31 am
Forum to highlight new initiatives to tackle
inequalities exacerbated by pandemic
NEW
YORK, 12 April – With many economies reeling as a
result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and as inequalities
continue to widen, world leaders will discuss options to
unlock concrete investments to support a sustainable and
resilient recovery at the Forum on Financing for Development
(FfD
Forum) that starts today.
The four-day Forum,
held under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social
Council (ECOSOC), is taking place as many countries are
facing increased financial debt and liquidity pressures
because of the pandemic. The FfD Forum will be held
Update on the border-related
positive COVID-19 case
The source
investigation into a worker at the Grand Millennium who
tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday is
continuing.
Thirteen of the 15 close contacts
identified from this case have now returned negative test
results.
Locations of Interest
One
location of interest has now been identified. It is the
Bikanervala bakery at 2 White Swan Road, Mt Roskill on 7
April between 1.30-2.30pm. Further locations of interest are
expected and will be announced as soon as they are
confirmed.
Anyone at this location at this time is
considered a casual contact and should monitor for any