Onisha Patel, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) ; Isabelle Lucet, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) , and Michael Roy, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)
If the coronavirus is a lock, a drug to defeat it is a key that needs to fit just right.
Soldiers on Australian streets are not a common sight outside parades. But the current pandemic requires a much more coordinated and strategic response – and a bigger role from the ADF.
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Only five people will be able to attend a wedding and funerals will be restricted to 10 in the latest round of life-changing restrictions to be imposed on Australians to fight the coronavirus’s spread.
Legally, the Tokyo organisers are protected from events that are out of their control. And it’s unlikely broadcasters and sponsors would press legal claims during a global pandemic.
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.
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.
Personal ethical decision-making is as crucial during the pandemic as the ever-changing laws and policies. With ambiguous rules, however, even the most conscientious citizens are struggling.
Just because a space is hyper-sexualised doesn’t mean consent doesn’t matter. In fact, it becomes even more important that everyone understands and observes agreed boundaries.