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Author: Rachel Sadler

US President Donald Trump has announced all travel from Europe to the United States is suspended for 30 days due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

The travel ban doesn't include the United Kingdom.

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Author: Jamie Ensor

 

 Coronavirus COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization.

"WHO has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we are deeply concerned both by the alarming level of spread and severity and by the alarming levels of inaction," said Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

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Author: Lana Andelane

People with high blood pressure may be more at risk of dying from COVID-19 once infected, according to a small study of coronavirus patients in China.

In a recent phone interview with Bloomberg, a top Chinese intensive-care doctor warned of hypertension, or high blood pressure, posing a "very dangerous" risk to COVID-19 patients. 

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Author: Collette Devlin

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced all travellers arriving in New Zealand from anywhere in Italy must self-isolate for 14 days. 

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120190512/updates-from-prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-on-the-governments-response-to-coronavirus
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Author: Jamie Ensor & Rachel Sadler

The President of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners says "at least 50 percent" of New Zealand's population could become infected by the COVID-19 coronavirus.

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Author: Thomas Manch and Florence Kerr

A leaked security manual allegedly prepared by neo-Nazi group Action Zealandia reveals its members' attempts to avoid being interviewed by spies. 

The document, which includes a "code of conduct" for members, reveals a level of sophistication that is "new and concerning", according to an expert in New Zealand's neo-Nazi groups. 

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/120135651/leaked-security-guidelines-reveals-neonazi-plans-to-avoid-detection
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Author: RNZ

A New Zealander on a Contiki tour in Europe says there were no health checks at the Italian border as he left the country hours before the entire nation went into lockdown over the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/03/new-zealander-on-italian-contiki-tour-describes-lack-of-border-controls.html
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Author: NZDF

Summary of address by Rear admiral Proctor, Chief of the Royal New Zealand Navy: “It is an exciting time for any Navy when you contemplate the acquisition of new ships. As a Navy, we defend the sovereignty and territory of New Zealand and our lines of communication, but demands for our capabilities are changing. We face a growing need to be more resilient across our large maritime nation. We face complex challenges and competing demands across our territory, our Exclusive Economic Zone and our expansive oceanic neighbourhood, from the equator to the South Pole.

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Article: https://www.pacificexpo.com.au/conferences/PDFs/New-Zealand-Southern-Ocean-Patrol-Vessel-Pacific-2019-Presentation.pdf
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