23 Oct

New Zealand: How One Country Controlled COVID

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New Zealand
How One Country Controlled COVID
Compared to the majority of other world nations, New Zealand’s response to suppress COVID-19 has been widely lauded. Several studies have taken place to understand how the country was able to quickly control the pandemic. According to one study recently published in the Lancet, New Zealand’s five-phase science-informed public health measures including successful contact tracing and risk analysis for individual patients successfully managed the first wave of the virus. The map associated with the study shows New Zealand’s incidence risk per 100,000 people in the country’s sixteen regions and details the risk analysis from national authorities. According to Johns Hopkins University, there have been 1,914 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean with 25 people who have died from the virus.
This map depicts the import-related outbreaks and locally acquired outbreaks of COVID-19 in New Zealand. Click on the map to learn more.

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Australia 
Nationwide Investigation
A nationwide operation in Australia (“Operation Molto”) led by Australian Federal Police (AFP) made 44 arrests yesterday in a massive criminal investigation regarding child exploitation. AFP has successfully removed 16 children from alleged male offenders in every Australian state. The accused are facing a combined 350 charges, including producing child abuse materials online. The men arrested range between the ages of 19 and 57 years old and held positions in construction, transportation, law enforcement, and hospitality. The year-long operation has so far resulted in over 130 children being removed from danger in Australia and abroad. People are encouraged to report any information regarding child abuse by going to www.accce.gov.au/report.   

This map depicts the states in Australia where arrests were made in regards to Operation Molto. Click on the map to learn more.

Graphic Source: Australian Federal Police
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United States 
MTA Launches Live Subway Map
Earlier this week, NYC’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) launched its new, live subway map that shows trains moving in real-time. The digital map also allows riders to check for planned services and station closures. By clicking on a specific station, riders can see what time a train is scheduled to arrive and which stations have elevator access. The live map will help New Yorkers and visitors navigate the metro more efficiently without having to waste time scrambling or looking for confusing signs. Especially during this COVID-19 pandemic, the map can eliminate unnecessary time spent underground in confined spaces. The simplification of the infamous NYC subway map suggests this map was designed more for informational clarity than for geographic detail. 

This map depicts the live component of the new subway map. By zooming into the tracks, riders can check on the real-time location of the trains. Click on the map to learn more.

Further Reading: New York Times, NBC, Fast Company, Curbed, NY Daily News, 
Graphic Source: Designboom

             

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Yesterday’s Answer

Q: What South Pacific island did the country of Kiribati purchase land from to migrate some of its population to?

A: Fiji 
Located in the central Pacific Ocean, the Republic of Kiribati consists of 33 islands, of which only 20 are inhabited. The islands extend over 1,800 miles (2,900 km) eastward from the Gilbert Islands, where the population is concentrated, to the Line Islands. The majority of the islands rise no higher than 26 feet (8 meters) and with rising sea levels the threat of contamination and eventual submersion of the islands is a high possibility. In 2014 the Kiribati government bought approximately 8 square miles (20 square km) of land on the Fijian island of Vanua Levu that could serve as a new homeland if one became necessary and in the interim could be used for supplemental food production.

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Q: Which barrier reef is second in size to the Great Barrier Reef?

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