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From the bird masks of plague doctors and large voluminous skirts to hat pins and face masks, this video provides a quick tour through the history of protective fashion.
The US is gradually shifting to lower-carbon energy sources, but the COVID-19 pandemic, an oil price crash and a likely recession are big speed bumps.
The economic fallout from COVID-19 will likely harm new workers in distinct ways with long-term effects, three economists say.
Companies can play an important role in keeping their workers both productive and mentally and physically healthy during the pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing companies, universities and even the NBA to break contracts. What does the law say about liability in a situation like this, and does the money have to be returned?
Different groups in society can suffer from social distancing practices. That includes higher risk of domestic violence, child abuse and mental health problems.
It’s a very unsettling time, but don’t panic, keep abreast of the guidance, find time for you and stay in touch with your midwife.
Since the pandemic began, the new coronavirus has infected more than 780,000 people and killed at least 37,000. The experts at The Conversation offer its readers insights from every continent.
Cinchona bark, the flavouring in tonic water, is not a natural source of chloroquine.
Psychological research suggests several ways in which socially-responsible behaviour might be encouraged.
‘Helicopter money’ payments would benefit everyone.
Emails offering advice about COVID-19 might actually be “phishing” attacks trying to steal your data.
A test that detects antibodies against the coronavirus behind COVID-19 would reveal those people who have already encountered the virus - and therefore who might be ok to resume normal life.
Private hospitals will be on the frontline in the coronavirus battle, under an arrangement with the federal government that makes available the sector’s more than 30,000 beds and 105,000 workforce.
While ‘good drones’ have been valuable in this pandemic, using drones to embed new systems of surveillance could be a dangerous and slippery slope.
Around 20,000 students are homeschooling in Australia. It’s a different form of schooling to learning from home while schools are shut due to COVID-19. But homeschooling does provide some tips.
For a start, there are four behaviours you want to avoid.
Australia’s farmers may not be able to do without foreign workers coming into the country.
How do you encourage people to date when social distancing? Apps are trying to figure it out.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, University of Southampton
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Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Medicine, University of East Anglia
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Associate professor, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor of Bioethics, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Public Health, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
