A passport from the United Arab Emirates will get you into far more destinations than one from Afghanistan. Gaps like this have big implications for people’s ability to travel, reside and work.
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Many displaced Syrians responded to harsh border controls by passing through permeable borders, using alternative routes and relying upon the use of smugglers and social networks.
New Zealand will have to vaccinate 80-85% to reach population immunity. Until then, a blanket border re-opening, even if only for vaccinated people, would pose a high risk of new outbreaks.
The militarisation of borders and securitisation of migration have always failed to stop irregular migration.
Clear messages from experts helped New Zealand to contain COVID-19 outbreaks. The same is now necessary to counter vaccine misinformation and to build public trust in vaccination.
New Zealand is one of a small number of countries that have managed to eliminate community transmission of COVID-19. It’s now reached a 100-day milestone with no new cases in the community.
Our new modelling shows the risk of an infectious person slipping through New Zealand’s border undetected is very low — likely to happen only once over the next 18 months.
Two new cases of COVID-19 have been announced in New Zealand, after 23 consecutive days with no new cases. But that doesn’t mean that the country’s elimination efforts have failed.
States should only open their borders once they have eliminated coronavirus – and should only open them to states which have similarly achieved disease elimination.
Imagine you could only travel if you can prove COVID-19 immunity. The pandemic is already creating new social divides, and it is important we stay alert to their possible ramifications.
New Zealand will begin easing its national lockdown from next Tuesday, after an extra five days of some of the world’s strictest COVID-19 restrictions. Six NZ experts give their take on the news.
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Professor of Physics, University of Auckland
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Professor in Applied Mathematics, University of Canterbury
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Research assistant, University of Auckland
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Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
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Associate professor, University of Canterbury
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Research scientist in mathematical modelling, Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research
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Research scientist, Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Environmental Health, University of Canterbury
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Professor of Politics, Massey University
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Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
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Associate Professor in Health and Medical Geography; Deputy Director GeoHealth Laboratory, University of Canterbury
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Senior Lecturer and Head of Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Zululand
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Professor of Macroeconomics, Head of School of Economics and Finance, Massey University
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Lecturer (Management), Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Senior Lecturer, School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing, Massey University
