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[ad_1] The total coronavirus infections in India surpassed 5 million on Wednesday, continuing to rise and test the weak health care system in tens of thousands of impoverished towns and villages. The second most populous country in the world has added more than 1 million cases of infection this month …

[ad_1] MURRAY WILSON / Things Massey University said it would consider official advice on Xinjiang. When she learned from official advice that the activities in Xiniiang could be seen as endorsement of well-documented human rights abuses, she declined to comment. A Chinese institution with which Massey University collaborates describes itself …

[ad_1] LAST VIRUS* Group confusion – all you need to knowDerek Cheng: Why is Cabinet’s Tier 1 provocation out of step with your usual cautious approach?* All Blacks season affected by Covid: Bledisloe Cup dates finally confirmed* Sweating: the impact Covid has had on gyms* 83 active cases in New …

[ad_1] Thousands of college students have raised concerns about the lack of social distancing provisions and non-mandatory masks as they prepare to return to lectures next week. Students at the University of Auckland must return to face-to-face classes starting Monday, but many want to continue learning online until the university …

[ad_1] ANALYSIS: One of the most serious risks of climate change listed in a recent government report was not a threat to nature or the physical environment. It was the threat to the stability of the government’s finances, by paying for escalating disaster relief, lost productivity (and tax collection) caused …

[ad_1] A 4.3 magnitude earthquake shook Coromandel residents tonight. The 5 km deep shake was recorded 125 km north of Te Kaha shortly before 7:30 p.m. GeoNet says the shaking would have been “unnoticeable,” but more than 200 people said they felt the shaking. The shallow shaking was felt by …

[ad_1] American personnel who arrived in New Zealand from Antarctica on Monday night are exempt from controlled isolation. All of the returnees had been isolated in the “Antarctic bubble at Scott Base / McMurdo Station” since early May, according to a joint statement provided by various agencies, including the Ministry …

[ad_1] GEORGE HEARD / THINGS Understanding “who infected who” is crucial for contact tracing and control measures, and applies whether a person is infected with Covid-19 or a herd of cattle with M. bovis. Genome sequencing, the mapping of an organism’s genetic sequences, has helped track the spread of Covid-19 …

[ad_1] Students at the University of Auckland say they are “dismayed” that people in classes of up to 300 are expected to return to campus next week despite the coronavirus pandemic. Following Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s announcement that Auckland would remain at coronavirus alert level 2.5 until at least Monday, …

[ad_1] Scientists say they have detected a gas called phosphine in the acidic clouds of Venus, which indicates that microbes may inhabit the inhospitable planet. Research continues to confirm the presence of life or find an alternative explanation. Photo: AFP / Sciepro / Science Photo Library The researchers did not …