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When restricting the movement of their citizens to slow down the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, low income countries should tailor measures to local socio-economic circumstances.
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.
After a change in the law which criminalises the purchase of sexual services, the French government is willing to help only those who wish to exit prostitution for good.
The UK has acted tactically to avert disaster – the basic problem has not been solved and there is no exit in sight. But there is a long-term prospect of things changing for the better.
Most attacks happen without a victim even realizing it. And you’re not ‘safe’ just because your device is in sleep mode or hibernation.
Until NZ is no longer in a state of emergency, authorities have exceptional powers over people’s lives – from telling people to stay home, to potentially making vaccinations or testing mandatory.
Top contributors
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, York University, Canada
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Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Clinical Psychologist, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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President, Food Secure Canada
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia
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Professor in Applied Mathematics, University of Canterbury
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Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor of Physics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Distinguished Professor and Director, Urban Futures Enabling Capability Platform, and Director, Healthy Liveable Cities Group, RMIT University
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Professor of Psychology and ARC Laureate Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professional Research Fellow, Victoria University
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Professor, Health Policy, Victoria University
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Professor of Sociology, Queensland University of Technology
