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The federal government has expanded the testing criteria beyond just returned travellers and those in contact with an infected person. But the new guidelines don’t go far enough.
Michelle Grattan interviews immunologist and Nobel Laureate Peter Doherty about controlling the coronavirus pandemic, and the prospects of developing a vaccine.
The government has made several announcements to safeguard aged care residents and those in hospitals, but we’re yet to see the same attention paid to the one in five Australians with a disability.
Funeral homes, crematoria and morgues face many challenges in the months ahead as the coronavirus death toll rises.
Don’t just sit there. It’s easy to get some exercise in your daily routine if you’re stuck at home.
It’s normal to feel worried, anxious and edgy amid income losses, working from home requirements and concerns about loved ones’ risk of coronavirus. But some people will need mental health support.
Victoria now calls it ‘physical distancing’ and federal messaging needs to do the same.
If Google Trends is any guide, many Australians are wondering what role phones and mail or package deliveries may play in the risk of coronavirus transmission.
Hospitals will need more space, staff and stuff as more people test positive to coronavirus. But hard decisions may have to be made if the health system gets overwhelmed with cases.
New Zealanders are preparing to stay at home for four weeks to stop the spread of COVID-19. Under existing laws, people who flout lockdown rules could face fines or six months in jail.
We urgently need a vaccine for COVID-19 but exposing humans to a vaccine candidate that hasn’t undergone the usual safety assessments is risky.
Overjoyed. That’s not a word epidemiologists normally use, but that’s how I felt after hearing Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s announcement of New Zealand’s COVID-19 lockdown from Wednesday night.
The regulations clearly proscribe some activities but are silent on others. So we asked two infectious disease researchers to reflect on some common scenarios.
It’s hard to adopt a set of hard and fast rules with the advice changing so quickly. So it’s important you have a set of evidence-based principles to guide your decision-making about social contact.
More than one-in-16 people in New Zealand is a migrant without residence status. For everyone’s sake, to contain COVID-19 we need to ensure those 300,00 people can access health and social services.
Tens of thousands of New Zealanders don’t have secure or adequate accommodation – so how can they safely self-isolate in NZ’s lockdown? But there are solutions – and here’s where to start.
Pharmacies are essential services and will remain open, but some people will still have problems accessing medicines. Here’s what you can do.
It’s a great time to learn how to ferment foods. And don’t turn your nose up at frozen veggies - they can be just as nutritious as some of the fresh produce in shops.
How do you know what you’re reading and hearing about COVID-19 is based on fact not myth? Here are the basics, and we’ve created an at-a-glance infographic to make it easier to digest.
Australians should now be practising social distancing to slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. By creating more space between yourself and others you decrease the risk of person-to-person…
Ministers responsible for food regulation will meet tomorrow to decide whether to approve a new pregnancy warning label for alcohol products. But the alcohol industry is fighting back.
Why 1.5 metres? Is it our best estimate or is there solid evidence behind it?
It’s based on a combination of mathematical modelling, computer simulation and historical data from other pandemics.
Aboriginal people are at greater risk of severe illness from COVID-19 than non-Aboriginal people. But plans to protect remote communities and keep the virus out are progressing too slowly.