South Australia’s COVID cluster is disappointing after a long stretch of no community transmission. Now we need to act to stop it growing exponentially.
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Over the approaching holidays, people around the world will want to travel to see friends and family. Getting tested for the coronavirus can make this safer, but testing alone is not a perfect answer.
Our findings suggest critical shortcomings in how new homes and neighbourhoods are designed.
Despite taking different approaches, both countries have won praise for their handling of the coronavirus outbreak. So what can we learn from that?
We’re supposed to suppress feelings of envy. But what if the kind spurred by school shutdowns, frontline work and cramped apartments are worth exploring – and acting upon?
The coronavirus restricted life in the city and enabled working from home (or anywhere). People are considering moving to the countryside for cheaper cost of living and a higher quality of life.
The US response to the coronavirus was slow and problematic, but it also was rooted in a 19th-century way of viewing public health.
It’s easy to judge people who escape from quarantine as not doing their bit. But if we use some basic principles from behavioural science, we might stop people wanting to escape in the first place.
Some quarantine hotels provide more of a ‘holiday vibe’ than others. Some countries don’t use quarantine hotels at all. Others use technology to make sure people stick to the rules.
The centralised system that made NZ’s initial pandemic response so successful also explains the recent failures at the border.
COVID-19 may have messed up school and shut down a lot of entertainment venues. But you can still brighten things up by doing a little stargazing at night, an astronomer says.
Holding classes inside college classrooms puts students and faculty members at risk. A handful of colleges and universities are finding innovative ways to hold classes outdoors.
Tipped workers have been struggling since before COVID-19, and the pandemic isn’t making it better.
Will the joy and exhilaration of travel return after the COVID-19 pandemic? Yes, but with a new value proposition built around safe and secure travel.
With the cost of quarantine sure to rise, the government should look at a fair system based on returning New Zealanders’ ability to pay.
The spread of the virus through households creates costs higher than for isolation in hotels when families are large and living at close quarters as in Melbourne’s public housing towers.
How politicians and the public in Denver, Colorado handled the 1918 flu epidemic is relevant to today.
Australia’s island identity and attitude to border security was forged from handling pandemics since the time of federation. Here’s what we’ve learned along the way.
As compulsory testing and more restrictive quarantine rules are being considered, it is critical these measures are properly communicated and used with restraint.
During the pandemic, children’s independent mobility may be more essential than ever before.
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Adelaide University
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Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Professor of Nursing and Health Services Research, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor of Medicine, Michigan State University
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Professional Research Fellow, Victoria University
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Director, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois Chicago