COVID-19

Ask the expert: Your health questions answered

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Weeks into the coronavirus crisis, Australians are still seeking answers on how to safeguard the health of their families and ...

Unemployment rate to reach double digits

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Australia’s jobless rate is tipped to nearly double to 10 per cent for the June quarter because of the coronavirus ...

Old vaccines for other germs being tested against COVID-19

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Scientists are dusting off some decades-old vaccines against other germs to see if they could provide a little stopgap protection ...

Folding@Home Now at Almost 2.5 Exaflops To Fight COVID-19 – Faster Than Top 500 Supercomputers In The World

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Ever since users starting donating their compute prowess to Folding@home which would be put in use by researchers and scientists ...

Portuguese priest delivers Easter service from car’s sunroof

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Portuguese priest Nuno Westwood has turned the sunroof of his car into a pulpit to deliver an Easter service to ...

Australia’s coronavirus restrictions to be reviewed within weeks as death toll reaches 61

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Australia’s coronavirus social distancing measures will be reviewed within the next few weeks, Australia’s chief medical officer says. Powered by ...

NSW announces $440 million coronavirus rent relief package

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Under the changes, residential landlords and tenants will be required to negotiate rental payments in good faith in cases where ...

How the coronavirus lockdown is forcing us to view ‘screen time’ differently

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As the pandemic moves us indoors, it’s time to reconsider our understanding of ‘screen time’ – especially since we’re relying ...

Coronavirus vaccine could have been fast-tracked if SARS funding wasn’t axed: Adelaide scientist

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Professor Nikolai Petrovsky says the search for a COVID-19 vaccine could have been fast-tracked if funding for a SARS vaccine ...

Boris out of hospital: ‘It could have gone either way’

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says “it could have gone either way” for him while he was in hospital being ...

Delicious, inexpensive family soups

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OK, put down the chocolate — at least, just for a moment while you read this. Powered by WPeMatico

Cleaning must-dos to keep virus at bay

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You don’t need an armoury of specialist products to take on COVID-19 and win, says Quayclean CEO Mark Piwkowski, but ...

Osher’s peace of mind for lockdown

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The most common feedback Osher Günsberg gets from people these days? Thank you. Powered by WPeMatico

Ask the expert: Relationships under strain

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The coronavirus has either cruelly separated us from our loved ones or forced us into constant contact – both of ...

Here is How Apple and Google’s COVID-19 Contact Tracing Framework Will Work

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Ever since Apple and Google announced their collaboration for a COVID-19 contact tracing framework which will work between both iOS ...

Universities to cut prices on courses to help re-skill workers after coronavirus

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The online courses will cover “areas of national priority”, including nursing, teaching, counselling, IT and science. Powered by WPeMatico

Victoria’s state of emergency extended as man dies while in Melbourne hotel quarantine

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The Victorian government has announced a four-week extension to the coronavirus state of emergency as authorities investigate the reason behind ...

Greg Mortimer: Australian, New Zealand passengers go into quarantine after arriving in Melbourne

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More than 100 Australians and New Zealanders are beginning a 14-day quarantine period, after arriving in Melbourne on a charter ...

India to extend world’s largest pandemic lockdown for two weeks

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India’s coronavirus pandemic lockdown is set to be extended for another fortnight. Powered by WPeMatico

Drone footage shows Istanbul’s quietest weekend as 16 million locked down

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Home to 16 million people, mega-city Istanbul has been quieter than ever over the Easter weekend due to a 48-hour ...

Queen delivers historic Easter address: Light and life will return

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The Queen has delivered her first ever Easter message, speaking directly to families across the nation coping with the grief ...

Your complete minute-by-minute homeschooling guide

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Learning from home is a significant shift to make, for both students and parents. But experts say there are some ...

Why it’s OK to let senior students to sleep in

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Parents across the globe know that teenagers have a different sense of time but researchers have actually proven that there ...

Ruby Princess passenger dies as US deaths top 20,000

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Australia’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 57 with the death of a man who was a passenger on the ...

Tight security as virus mercy flight lands in Melbourne

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This coronavirus article is unlocked and free to read in the interest of community health and safety. For full access ...

Microsoft Reportedly Delays Windows 10X Powered Dual-Screen Devices Beyond 2020

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Originally published on April 9 Microsoft was looking forward to push us into a new era of computing with its ...

Apple Maps Will Soon Show COVID-19 Testing Locations

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Apple has launched a new portal that will allow healthcare providers, labs, and other businesses to submit information on COVID-19 ...

Greg Mortimer: Coronavirus-infected Australian cruise ship arrives at Montevideo port

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An Australian cruise ship stranded off the coast of Uruguay for two weeks has arrived at the port of Montevideo. ...

Hasty virus lockdown lift could spark ‘deadly resurgence’: WHO

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The World Health Organisation has warned against the early lifting of coronavirus restrictions, saying such a move could lead to ...

New York buries coronavirus dead in mass graves

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New York City officials have hired contract labourers to bury the dead in its potter’s field on Hart Island as ...