COVID-19
Alternative labels
Coronavirus disease 2019
Novel coronavirus pneumonia
2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease
Fact sheet
Loneliness, social connection and COVID-19: CSI response
This fact sheet highlights some short-term tips on how Australians can be healthy social humans in these unusual times.
Report
Testing for COVID-19: the current state of laboratory tests and recommendations within the context of New Zealand’s pandemic response
The purpose of this document is to provide a rapid point-in-time evaluation of the different testing strategies for COVID-19 and recommend some possible options, scenarios and tests that may benefit New Zealand’s pandemic response. Relevant to this document, is that COVID-19 testing is a rapidly moving field and the testing scenarios can change quickly.
Briefing paper
Potential job losses in the COVID-19 pandemic
This research brief looks at potential job losses in the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on which workers will be immediately impacted, national and state job losses, industry breakdowns and the potential unemployment rate.
Essay
Stay on target
Everyone agrees the Government plays a critical role in helping New Zealand through the economic consequences of the Covid-19 global pandemic. But the best tools are not always clear. In this essay, the authors argue that the New Zealand Government should support struggling workers with targeted assistance, rather than a Universal Basic Income (UBI).
Guide
Casual workers in Australia and how they are being protected following the outbreak of COVID-19
This statistical snapshot provides the latest data on the number of casual workers employed in states and territories and regions within those jurisdictions, as well as the occupations and industries in which they work.