Face masks slash infection rates – but don’t give up on distancing: Study Researchers say this demonstrates transmission of the virus is dominantly via airborne spread, but some experts disagree.
How to respond to a case of COVID-19 in general practice With a GP among Australia’s most recent cases of coronavirus, a new RACGP fact sheet is designed to guide practices on how to keep staff and patients safe – and ensure the doors stay open.
Retracted Lancet study ‘a wake-up call’ It is not the first time a journal has retracted a paper. But with such glaring discrepancies, will it affect how people view the peer-review process?
Australia’s footy and festival crowds set to return Up to 10,000 people could soon go to public events, with states and territories to relax restrictions following the latest national cabinet meeting.
WHO official clarifies position on asymptomatic COVID-19 spread The global health body’s COVID-19 technical lead concedes ‘we don’t actually have that answer yet’.
‘We can’t say they don’t have it’: Patients seeking impossible clearances for coronavirus The RACGP has created a template to help GPs grappling with requests for employer-mandated medical clearances that ‘guarantee’ patients are virus-free before returning to work.
Government told GPs still need COVID-19 support The RACGP has told the Senate Select Committee GPs must receive further assistance and be allowed to provide more input during pandemics.
Questions raised over WHO’s seemingly conflicting COVID-19 advice The World Health Organization has said asymptomatic spread is ‘very rare’, leading some to ask why it recently advised healthy people to wear a mask when unable to socially distance.
Wear masks when unable to distance: WHO The World Health Organization for the first time advised masks for healthy people in settings ‘where social distancing is not possible.’