An erratic response to coronavirus shows how Japan’s domestic policy is out-of-sync with its desired global image.
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China rose to become the second biggest market for venture capital in the world. Then came COVID-19.
When you’re stuck at home during social distancing, it’s only natural to feel on edge at times. So how do you listen to a loved one who’s on edge, too?
Early evidence from Japan suggests protective measures against COVID-19 may also be protecting us against influenza.
Educating your children at home doesn’t have to resemble the kind of education that takes place in a regular classroom, an expert advises.
From burial sites targeted by grave robbers to disposing of ashes at sea, the job of disposing of the unclaimed dead has a rich history. Sadly, it still goes on today and is on the rise.
Aerosols are the tiny particles of liquid and material that float around in our environment. When they come from an infected person, they may be a significant source of coronavirus transmission.
Shortages of face masks may grow worse as state-wide lockdowns end. An economist suggests price controls.
Dead bodies left at home and in streets. Quarantined people facing hunger. Political turmoil. Ecuador’s coronavirus outbreak is a grim forecast of what may await poorer countries when COVID-19 hits.
TyphoidMary is shorthand today for those who defy social distancing orders. The real Typhoid Mary is perhaps the most prominent example in the US of the unknowing disease carrier.
Southern governors are starting to reopen their economies at the same time COVID-19 cases are spreading through the rural South.
Sure, there were no Zoom calls or ventilators. But thanks to a prolific diarist, we can see some striking similarities, from daily death counts to quack remedies.
One way the novel coronavirus might enter the brain is through the olfactory nerves in the nose.
If its foreign owners thought it had a future they would have kicked in money.
Individually, we are all helpless in the face of the coronavirus crisis. A global collaborative boom is changing the way science is done.
The second world war offers a possible blueprint for confronting the ventilator challenge.
Self-isolation and physical distancing only add to the problems for mothers with an intellectual disability who are at risk of failing to get the help they need.
Large households, poor health literacy, not enough soap and vaccines, scepticism of mainstream services. These are some of the reasons urban Aboriginal people face increased risks.
It is almost impossible for asylum seekers held in detention to practise social distancing. For their protection, and that of the wider community, the government must take action now.
Michelle Grattan talks with Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher about the week in politics, including the latest coronavirus developments, Malcolm Turnbull’s Memoirs, and the ACCC code of conduct for Facebook and Google.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, 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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Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia
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Professor of Public Health, University of Sheffield
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Associate Professor, Director Cabrini Monash University Department of Nursing Research, Monash University
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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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Professor of Medicine, University of East Anglia
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