In 2023 will the COVID pandemic be in the rear view mirror, just a footnote to history? Or will it still be disrupting our lives? Firstly its clear that COVID is endemic in almost all countries and will likely circulate and evolve for a very long time. Causes for Comfort in 2023 The current Omicron outbreak may give a..
Navigatus has reviewed the impact of COVID-19 border controls for aircrew in the Asia-Pacific region. The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade commissioned the research for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). In December 2020 the APEC member economies adopted the report and it was published by the APEC secretariat. The Navigatus report can be found in full..
How will New Zealand exit the current lockdown? It’s now 2 weeks into a nation-wide lockdown to control Covid-19. This unprecedented control of civil liberties has backing across the political spectrum. Overall, the New Zealand response appears to be very well managed. It also comes at huge social and economic cost. At the media briefing on 9 April the..
What will the world be like as the COVID-19 pandemic subsides? As we grapple with the impacts of this disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, business managers and policy makers need COVID-19 economic recovery forecast for post-pandemic recovery business planning. Several things are sure: many activities will rebound, some will be permanently changed, and some existing trends will be..
Business Continuity Planning for COVID-19 Coronavirus On 24 February the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, said there was a very high chance COVID-19 will reach New Zealand. That has now happened with the first case in Auckland in a traveller just returned from Iran. We were fortunate as the person showed obvious symptoms of the disease, and his family did..
Every day we hear more news of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 that has swept through the Hubei Province in China. The news reports seem to offer contrasting views day by day on whether an inflection point has been reached. Meanwhile the death toll keeps climbing. How can we prepare for this disease? The initial response in China to the..
Is the epidemic accelerating or coming under control in China? At this time, it’s hard to know what the true state of the COVID-19 epidemic is. There are grounds for both optimism and pessimism. The raw data shows the number of confirmed cases increasing day-by day. However, the number of confirmed cases is just the tip of the iceberg...
