Mes: junio 2020

If we’ve learnt anything from the Victorian coronavirus situation, it’s that COVID-19 loves clusters. The first known cluster of coronavirus was the Wuhan wet market in China, infecting more than 40 people. From there, in only a few months, it has spread around the world, infecting more than 9 million […]

A month or so ago, we had social distancing sorted. We weren’t hugging or shaking hands and we were keeping our distance. But as the threat of coronavirus reduced, it seems we’ve slipped back into old habits. And according to experts, the complacency could cost us dearly. On today’s show: […]

The state of Victoria is now under more restrictions, after being forced to ratchet them up due to a rise in coronavirus cases. Victoria has had nearly a week of daily double digit increases of COVID-19 cases as coronavirus circulates. While the situation isn’t yet as bad as it was […]

When Australia went into lockdown, it helped more than just coronavirus from spiralling out of control. Infections of influenza are massively down on average, thanks to social distancing and people staying home. So what about other illnesses like sexually transmitted infections? Has staying apart helped drive down those cases too? […]

You might have seen the headlines over the past day or two about the drug dexamethasone, which claims to be a major breakthrough in the coronavirus pandemic. The drug is a cheap and widely used steroid, and reduced death rates by about a third among the most severely ill COVID-19 […]

As coronavirus restrictions are loosened in Australia, it’s easy to forget we’re still living in the middle of a pandemic and globally numbers are still rapidly growing. A COVID-19 tracker run by Johns Hopkins University in the US has the worldwide tally for coronavirus infections at over eight million cases. […]

Proving you have coronavirus is easy. You get a test, and it comes back positive. But what if your boss or school asks you to prove you DON’T have it? According to the professional body for GPs, some employers and schools are asking people to provide a medical certificate showing […]