Coronavirus: What COVID-19 level 3 means for agriculture sector
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A move to a COVID-19 alert level 3 will mean all primary sector businesses are able to operate if they can do safely, says the Ministry for Primary Industries.
The Prime Minister has announced New Zealand will move from COVID-19 alert level 4 to alert level 3 at 11.59pm on Monday April 27th.
Primary industries and those who supply them were deemed an essential service under the level 4 restrictions, however have had to follow strict rules to stop the spread of the virus.
MPI has released details for agriculture businesses which are able to resume operations under level 3 and said it would provide further guidance soon.
Scroll down for the latest information and updates.
Businesses that can operate in alert level 3 include:
Businesses providing support services to the primary sector can operate at alert level 3 if they can operate safely.
Examples of these types of support services and activities include:
Stock sales and wool auctions are permitted, but the public must not attend. They should be run online where possible.
Retail:
Retail businesses can operate, as long as they can offer contactless delivery or pre-arranged collection.
This includes:
MPI said business owners should also seek advice from their key sector groups (such as DairyNZ, Beef and Lamb NZ, Horticulture New Zealand), their co-op, and Federated Farmers.
Check back for updates.
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NYC clinics set to start 'self-swab' coronavirus tests
April 27, 2020, 3:23 PM
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New York City-run health clinics will soon take a new tack on coronavirus testing, using a procedure that lets people collect samples themselves at a health care worker's direction, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday.
He said the “self-swab” tests would allow for more and easier testing and make it safer for test-seekers and health care workers alike.
“This is something we’re going to start using aggressively because it will be better for everyone,” the Democrat said.
Up to this point, testing has mainly been done by health care workers inserting a swab deep into a person's nostrils. The feeling often makes someone sneeze or cough while the health care professional is right there, city Health and Hospitals President Dr. Mitchell Katz said.
The new method is set to start within the next few days at eight community testing sites around the city. The process will work like this: A health care worker will explain how to administer the test, and then the person would take a nasal swab, with a health professional watching via a mirror to offer guidance, Katz said. The person getting tested then will spit into a cup for a second sample for cross-checking. The samples will then be given to a health care worker and tested.
De Blasio said the method would allow health care workers and test-seekers to keep more distance; reduce the need to devote health care workers to administering tests, and allow the clinics to administer as many as 20 tests and hour, instead of 15.
So far, more than 5,000 people have been tested at the city-run community sites since April 17.
The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death
In Pictures: Signs of Hope and Gratitude in the Time of Coronavirus
While most of the world has been advised to shelter-at-home, quarantine or self-isolate to help stop the spread of COVID-19, health care and front-line workers are out there every day risking their safety for us. Around the globe, people are showing their gratitude for those who are putting their lives on the line to help fight this pandemic. In New York City, each night at 7 o'clock, the streets erupt in applause and the banging of pots and pans from people's windows in a show of gratitude and hope.
In addition to nightly rounds of applause, people are showing their support by boosting morale in other ways. Children are making signs to hang in the windows of their homes, messages of thanks are being placed on the top floors of buildings that overlook hospitals and even a barn in upstate New York reads "Hope"—giving those who pass it something to hopefully bring a smile to their faces in some of the darkest times.
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Donald John Trump US capping how much banks can lend as part of coronavirus emergency program Trump on 'Noble' Prize tweets: 'Does sarcasm ever work?' Pompeo plans to force extension of arms embargo against Iran: NYT MORE on Monday ripped the media's coverage of his administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, returning to a familiar theme as the White House canceled its coronavirus briefing — another signal is it changing its strategy on messaging.
“There has never been, in the history of our Country, a more vicious or hostile Lamestream Media than there is right now, even in the midst of a National Emergency, the Invisible Enemy!” Trump tweeted Monday morning.
Trump's attacks on the media are old news at this point, but the new tweet came amid changing circumstances at the White House.
Trump was ridiculed throughout the weekend over his Thursday remarks at the coronavirus briefing, where he talked about the possibility of using ultra-violet light or injecting disinfectants as possible treatments or cures for the coronavirus.
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Those comments have come under enormous attention and appeared to lead to a significant change in how the White House will hold coronavirus briefings going forward.
Friday's briefing lasted just more than 20 minutes, and the White House did not hold briefings on Saturday or Sunday — something that had been fairly routine.
A briefing was scheduled for Monday, but was abruptly canceled.
Trump tweeted criticism of the media throughout the weekend, suggesting his annoyance with coverage.
He fired off or shared well over a dozen tweets lacing into the media, a trend that continued into Monday morning.
The outburst came in the wake of a New York Times story that reported on the president’s daily habits during the pandemic. The Times reported Trump wakes up early and consumes cable television, does not devote much preparation to the daily briefings and finishes his day by consuming press coverage of his performance.
The White House did not refute anything in The Times’ story, but Trump fixated on the report over the weekend.
“The people that know me and know the history of our Country say that I am the hardest working President in history. I don’t know about that, but I am a hard worker and have probably gotten more done in the first 3 1/2 years than any President in history,” Trump tweeted Sunday. “The Fake News hates it!”
The White House went to great lengths to defend the president, offering quotes and data to The New York Post for a story Sunday meant to counter the Times’ reporting. Chief of Staff Mark Meadows
Mark Randall MeadowsMeadows puts his fingerprints on Trump White House White House, Congress reach deal to replenish small-business loan program The Hill's 12:30 Report: Washington nears coronavirus relief deal MORE, who has seldom appeared in the media since taking the job, told the Post the president was working so hard that his main concern was making sure Trump had time to eat lunch.
Trump blamed the press for its scrutiny of his Thursday comments, claiming that they misrepresented that he directed the question to Dr. Deborah Birx, who is coordinating the federal government’s response to the virus. His pronouncements cut against mounting criticism over the remarks, with medical experts and manufacturers warning Americans against ingesting disinfectant.
Trump singled out a number of major publications throughout the last few days. He decried The Washington Post as “slime balls” for analyzing how much time he spends praising his administration in the briefings.
He chastised The Wall Street Journal editorial board, claiming it inaccurately reported that he changed his position on Georgia governor’s plan to reopen certain businesses.
Trump also claimed that Fox News, a channel that he and his aides often frequent, was being “fed Democrat talking points” and trying to be “politically correct” with its critical coverage.
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