‘We are at a critical point’: Urgent calls for people to properly self-quarantine The GP overseeing Victoria’s first GP-led hospital in the home for COVID-19 patients has urged people to take quarantine guidelines seriously.
‘Breakthrough’: More progress in COVID-19 fight Two vaccines and a new treatment show signs of effectiveness against coronavirus, randomised controlled trials find.
Hard questions over infection control as COVID-19 hits aged care GPs have called for urgent attention to better infection control, with confirmed cases of coronavirus now found in 40 facilities across Melbourne.
Study shows older children may spread coronavirus as much as adults The finding comes as many Australia children return to school, though some experts have expressed reservations about the results.
Infection fears for GPs in COVID-19 hotspots Hundreds of hospital staff are currently in quarantine due to potential exposure to coronavirus, and GPs in hotspot areas are still ‘scrounging’ to source their own supply of PPE.
Can blood type influence COVID risk? International studies suggest those with blood type A are more at risk, but experts say further evidence is needed.
RACGP calls out ‘anti-virus activewear’ Clothing manufacturer Lorna Jane has been forced to rebrand a range of activewear the company claims protects ‘against viruses and germs’.
COVID-19 and expectant mothers: ‘Assume this is dangerous to her and her child’ As case numbers in Australia reach record highs, concerning statistics have emerged from the US regarding higher rates of ICU admission in pregnant women with coronavirus. But crucial data gaps mean many unknowns remain.
COVID-19 should be considered a ‘multi-system disease’: Expert newsGP examines a new comprehensive review of the disease’s effect on extrapulmonary systems.
Should Australia switch from suppression to elimination? Top epidemiologists and virologists are calling for Australia to pursue an explicit coronavirus elimination strategy as Victoria grapples with the fallout from rising community cases and its second lockdown.