Test, trace, maintain social distance, and keep travel bans and quarantines in place. These measures will help Australia keep the coronavirus in check as we gradually emerge from lockdown hibernation.
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Many are speculating about the pandemic changing how we plan and use our cities. What they overlook is how many people live in unplanned settlements where it’s more likely to be business as usual.
As the US prepares to reopen from weeks of social distancing, it’s worth noting what other countries are doing.
When urban spaces work well they are highly social spaces. How do we safely manage them and people’s fears about mingling when ‘being together but apart’ is the norm?
Temporary and tactical urbanism offers simple, low-cost solutions to make streets and other public spaces both safe and sociable during this time of physical distancing.
COVID-19 has upturned uses of public spaces that we took for granted. Will shifts in the regulation of these spaces lead to a change in thinking about who “owns” the city?
A report by Australia’s leading universities envisages the next stage of Australia’s coronavirus response: either eliminate COVID-19 and then reopen for business relatively quickly, or proceed more gradually.
We’ve all seen the increases in people walking and cycling on shared paths so crowded it’s almost impossible to maintain physical distancing. This must be fixed, and quickly.
Noting nature around you – it could be a glance outside, tending plants, or ‘green’ exercise – will improve your well-being, research shows. The coronavirus pandemic has made it even more important.
We’ve been social distancing for weeks now. Are seemingly low-risk social activities OK? The short answer is no.
With offices shut down, people staying at home and hospitals bracing for an influx of patients, many people are unsure of what’s safe and what’s not.
Social distancing is vital to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. But it doesn’t have to be purely physical - we can separate ourselves in time too, by staggering our daily routines.
Look out for your elderly parents, family members, friends and neighbors. It could save their lives.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, sexual activity may pose risks of transmission. A sex researcher shares information on how sex relates to the current pandemic, and how to prevent transmission.
Victoria now calls it ‘physical distancing’ and federal messaging needs to do the same.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of the Western Cape
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Senior lecturer and Health Economist, School of Economics and Finance, Wits University, University of the Witwatersrand
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Distinguished Professor and Director, Urban Futures Enabling Capability Platform, and Director, Healthy Liveable Cities Group, RMIT University
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Models Theme Leader for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University
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Conjoint associate professor, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor in Law, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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John G. Searle Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
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Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Assistant Researcher, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney
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Professor of Public Health; Head of School, Population Health, UNSW Sydney
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Post Doctoral Fellow, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Professor in Evolutionary Biology (jointly appointed with South Australian Museum), Flinders University
