The South African government has chosen a pragmatic approach that balances the potential direct and detrimental indirect effects of Covid.
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We analysed mobility data provided by almost one million people in England between January 2020 and May 2021, seeking to understand trends in residential visits during the pandemic.
Public health measures introduced to protect people from COVID have often exacerbated health conditions and delayed access to therapy for those living with disabilities.
City centres have been hit hard by lockdown measures - but can artists and entrepreneurs really breathe life into the space?
A statistically designed random sampling scheme, based on as few as 100 people, would give a very high probability of detecting if there are any COVID-19 cases and highlight at-risk hotspots.
Almost all the people in the study were experiencing feelings like anxiety, worry, anger, boredom or frustration.
Self-harm is often a response to mounting stress and uncertainty. So it’s not surprising rates have gone up during the pandemic. Self-harm can be a means to cope and establish control over emotions.
Public health measures like lockdowns, quarantine and mandatory masks are important for managing the pandemic. But they can take a unique toll on refugees’ mental health, as our new research shows.
Palmer’s anti-lockdown ads were not breaching any laws, so the decision about whether to run them become a purely ethical one. In the end, Nine has made the right decision.
We know stressful circumstances make people more vulnerable to developing addictions. Meanwhile, people seeking help for addiction may have had their treatment disrupted because of lockdowns.
Many interactions between teacher and student may appear insignificant or random, but they are important for learning and building relationships.
With lockdowns likely to be a part of life in Australia until a significant majority of us are vaccinated, it’s timely to think about what we can do to look out for people who may be vulnerable.
COVID will be with the world for the foreseeable future. The challenge is to learn to live with the virus effectively, protecting public health while reconnecting with each other.
While parents in lockdown might have gained a greater appreciation of what it takes to teach children at home, they haven’t been ‘home schooling’. But 5 tips drawn from home schooling may help them.
Tolerating political protest is an essential part of democratic life. But when the protests pose a genuine risk of harm to the community, that’s when they are no longer ethically justified.
Memories are easier to recall if they happen in unusual contexts, and our sense of time depends on how much things change. And being in lockdown is not conducive to either of these things.
Principales colaboradores
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Professor of Urban Policy and Director, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Sustainable Urban Precincts Project, RMIT 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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Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the Refugee Trauma and Recovery Program, School of Psychology, UNSW Sydney
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Professor & Director, Refugee Trauma and Recovery Program, School of Psychology, UNSW Sydney
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Deputy Director, Institute for Ethics, Governance & Law, Griffith University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Honorary Senior Fellow in Urban Geography and Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University
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Associate Professor, School of Psychology, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Communications, University of Westminster
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
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Associate Professor, Director Australian Urban Observatory, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
