Isolating in silence: How coronavirus has affected my life
4 years ago

Isolating in silence: How coronavirus has affected my life

ABC  

When I decided to leave my hometown of Perth to move to Brisbane, I could not have predicted just how difficult it was going to be — all because of a pandemic. I didn't think I could survive the four-seasons-a-day thing, and so Queensland seemed like the ideal choice with its endless supply of warmth. There weren't a lot of ways to pass time My love of books meant I spent many hours throughout the COVID-19 lockdown with my hand running over page after page of braille text. When a stranger tells you your life isn't worth living Photo shows Nas Campanella holding a white cane With her cane folded in her lap, a stranger tapped ABC reporter Nas Campanella on the shoulder. I couldn't believe how badly I'd timed my move, but then again no one could have warned me — coronavirus was not yet a full-blown crisis.

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‘Get used to it’: Recent outbreaks give a taste of living with the coronavirus
2 years, 9 months ago

‘Get used to it’: Recent outbreaks give a taste of living with the coronavirus

LA Times  

Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker at the opening night of Neil Simon’s “Plaza Suite” at the Hudson Theatre on Broadway late last month in New York. “If you’re not an actor in a Broadway play or a politician you might fall through the testing cracks.” The public health response will vary from community to community based on what’s happening …

Op-Ed: I nearly died from COVID. Now I’m letting go of the fear
2 years, 10 months ago

Op-Ed: I nearly died from COVID. Now I’m letting go of the fear

LA Times  

COVID hospitalizations are far less deadly now than they were two years ago. Today, COVID-19 is far less dangerous than it was two years ago, and I wonder: By telling my harrowing story, did I contribute to a climate of fear that we now find difficult to dispel? It’s time for a full accounting of our response Two years ago, …

Covid-19 travel: Sydney to further ease curbs on Monday as vaccinations pick up
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 travel: Sydney to further ease curbs on Monday as vaccinations pick up

Hindustan Times  

Australia's largest city of Sydney will further ease social distancing curbs on Monday, a month after emerging from a coronavirus lockdown that lasted nearly 100 days, as close to 90% of people have got both doses of vaccine, officials said. Patrons dine-in at a bar by the harbour in the wake of coronavirus disease regulations easing, following an extended lockdown …

COVID updates: Australians aged over 40 can get coronavirus vaccine from today — as it happened
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID updates: Australians aged over 40 can get coronavirus vaccine from today — as it happened

ABC  

Feeling deflated and lacking motivation. Finding it hard to get myself motivated to do anything, and can't get excited about anything in the future because I don't know what I am going to be allowed to do in a few days/a week/a few weeks etc. I think it is fair to say many of us around the country at one …

COVID-19 Stories: How the pandemic made me appreciate life away from the city
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19 Stories: How the pandemic made me appreciate life away from the city

Hindustan Times  

Nithya Krishnan is a culinary and Zumba instructor and food blogger. When the first news of the ’Wuhan’ virus hit my small valley town in New York there was barely a flutter in daily lives. We managed to meander our way through the days and coped with a shelter in place life, finding peace in simple things like watching a …

How coronavirus has shaped some Australians' new year's resolutions for 2021
4 years ago

How coronavirus has shaped some Australians' new year's resolutions for 2021

ABC  

Now that we're a couple of days into the new year, we're all trying to come up with resolutions that are COVID-friendly. "I called every travel agent in Kenya and every airline that flies here but Australia's cap on arrivals meant that no flights were available for five months," she said. "Even with all that stuff with money, Australia was …

Adelaide's coronavirus cluster — will the city face the same situation as Melbourne?
4 years, 2 months ago

Adelaide's coronavirus cluster — will the city face the same situation as Melbourne?

ABC  

South Australian health authorities are working rapidly to get on top of a growing coronavirus cluster in Adelaide's northern suburbs, in an effort to prevent a second wave of COVID-19 right before Christmas. What we know about Adelaide's outbreak so far South Australia hadn't had a case of community transmission since April 17, but that streak has been brought to …

Two of the world’s toughest coronavirus lockdowns ease—just a little
4 years, 2 months ago

Two of the world’s toughest coronavirus lockdowns ease—just a little

Live Mint  

Israel and an Australian state said they would slowly begin to ease some of the most stringent lockdowns in the world, but the terms highlight the deep global divide over the need for lockdowns to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Victoria’s state premier, Daniel Andrews, said the Nov. 1 target date could be brought forward if infection rates, measured by a …

Coronavirus Australia news: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews details Melbourne's move into second step on COVID-19 recovery roadmap
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus Australia news: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews details Melbourne's move into second step on COVID-19 recovery roadmap

ABC  

This is the statement in full: Easing restrictions in Victoria in a COVIDsafe way is vitally important so that more Victorians can get back to work and resume their normal lives. We note that at similar case levels NSW was fundamentally open while remaining Covidsafe due to a world class contact tracing facility. As many epidemiologists have encouraged, we would …

Australia’s coronavirus lockdown strategy worked. Could this be a model for the US?
4 years, 3 months ago

Australia’s coronavirus lockdown strategy worked. Could this be a model for the US?

CNN  

CNN — When Daniel Andrews, premier of the Australian state of Victoria, declared a lockdown over the coronavirus, some detractors on the right labeled him a “dictator” and said he was trying to build “a gulag.” But Andrews – a Labor Party politician who has run Australia’s second-largest state since 2014 – has remained popular with Victorians throughout the lockdown, …

Australia’s Victoria sees a steady drop in new coronavirus cases
4 years, 3 months ago

Australia’s Victoria sees a steady drop in new coronavirus cases

Deccan Chronicle  

Sydney: Australia’s Victoria state said the daily rise in coronavirus infections eased further on Thursday, as the state began relaxing most restrictions outside its largest city of Melbourne after a steady drop in cases in recent days. Victoria, Australia’s second-most populous state, reported 28 new cases on Thursday, the lowest daily rise since June 24 and down from daily highs …

Coronavirus and travel quarantine restrictions don’t have to shackle your spirit of adventure
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus and travel quarantine restrictions don’t have to shackle your spirit of adventure

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I usually spend 10 to 11 months of the …

'Coronavirus Can't Attack Me, It's Weakened': As Cases Rise in Rural India, Villagers Tire of Restrictions
4 years, 5 months ago

'Coronavirus Can't Attack Me, It's Weakened': As Cases Rise in Rural India, Villagers Tire of Restrictions

News 18  

Harmahan Deka doesn’t wear a mask anymore to avoid the novel coronavirus nor does he try to keep a safe distance from others. “Sometimes people take it too lightly, as if nothing will happen to them just because they’re breathing fresh air and eating fresh vegetables,” said Rajni Kant, a member of a rapid response team of the state-run Indian …

Coronavirus outbreak risk remains real, Queensland authorities warn, as border shuts to NSW and ACT
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak risk remains real, Queensland authorities warn, as border shuts to NSW and ACT

ABC  

With the Queensland border now closed to some 14 million Australians, authorities have warned this weekend is no time to ease off on social distancing and undo the hard work that has prevented another major COVID-19 outbreak. Key points: Medical authorities agree this weekend is critical if Queensland is to prevent a fresh outbreak Medical authorities agree this weekend is …

Coronavirus live updates: Victoria reports 671 new COVID-19 cases, and seven deaths
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus live updates: Victoria reports 671 new COVID-19 cases, and seven deaths

ABC  

This from Michael O'Brien: "In declaring a State of Disaster, Premier Daniel Andrews has conceded that his government has lost control of COVID-19 in this state. "The failings of the Labor Government in hotel quarantine, in testing and in contact tracing have led to millions of Victorians being subjected to the harshest restrictions in our history. "We simply must prevail …

Coronavirus has stopped Australians from returning home. Here are their stories
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus has stopped Australians from returning home. Here are their stories

ABC  

"They should have come home earlier" is a common refrain about the thousands of Australian trapped overseas. He said the only flight to Perth was from Dubai, making it impossible for him to "just get on a plane and come home". "Laws, regulations and restrictions put in place by other countries, like the UAE, have been changing on a daily …

Three problems stopping Victoria from flattening its coronavirus curve
4 years, 5 months ago

Three problems stopping Victoria from flattening its coronavirus curve

ABC  

We are two full weeks into Melbourne's city-wide stay-at-home rules, but Victoria's curve is still on the rise. Stage three restrictions have clearly had some impact on the spread throughout the state: we would have expected to be seeing far more cases per day than this without tighter controls. Data from Apple Maps users suggests driving activity is down to …

Australia warns coronavirus outbreak will take weeks to tame
4 years, 5 months ago

Australia warns coronavirus outbreak will take weeks to tame

Deccan Chronicle  

Sydney: A surge in COVID-19 cases in Australia’s second-biggest city could take weeks to subside despite a lockdown and orders to wear masks, Australia’s acting chief medical officer said on Monday as the country braces for a second wave of infection. Authorities in the state of Victoria, whose capital Melbourne is in partial lockdown amid a new outbreak, reported 275 …

Coronavirus Australia live news: Minister pleads case for COVIDSafe app after Opposition labels it 'expensive dud'
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus Australia live news: Minister pleads case for COVIDSafe app after Opposition labels it 'expensive dud'

ABC  

Gladys Berejiklian was asked how close NSW was to going into lockdown just earlier on ABC's 7.30 program: Certainly is an option we don't want to take in New South Wales. If you look at nations and jurisdictions around the world that have managed the pandemic as best as possible, because it's impossible to manage it well, it's highly contagious, …

Victoria's coronavirus surge could easily get away from us. This is the action we need now
4 years, 6 months ago

Victoria's coronavirus surge could easily get away from us. This is the action we need now

ABC  

Even as Melbourne and surrounds return to lockdown, Victoria on Friday reported 288 new cases of COVID-19. We've seen outbreaks in hospitals and aged care homes, cases spilling across borders into New South Wales and the ACT, and breakdowns in screening procedures even as state borders slam shut — again. Once there is a certain number of cases or significant …

The mistakes that pushed Australia’s second largest city Melbourne back into coronavirus lockdown
4 years, 6 months ago

The mistakes that pushed Australia’s second largest city Melbourne back into coronavirus lockdown

Live Mint  

All it took was missteps in the handling of travelers returning from overseas and complacency in a handful of neighborhoods to plunge Australia’s second-largest city into lockdown for the second time in four months. The six-week lockdown will cause “enormous amounts of damage” to the economy and people’s welfare, state Premier Daniel Andrews conceded as he announced Tuesday that residents …

Residents of Victoria's coronavirus hotspots should stay home, Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy says
4 years, 6 months ago

Residents of Victoria's coronavirus hotspots should stay home, Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy says

ABC  

People living in six Melbourne local government areas identified as coronavirus hotspots should not be travelling interstate or regionally, in order to avoid spreading the virus, the nation's Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy says. Key points: Up to 18 per cent of Victorians live in the six hotspots Up to 18 per cent of Victorians live in the six hotspots …

What's changing under Victoria's tightened coronavirus restrictions?
4 years, 6 months ago

What's changing under Victoria's tightened coronavirus restrictions?

ABC  

Victorian Health authorities believe large family gatherings that included people infected with coronavirus are to blame for an alarming rise in cases in the state. Premier Daniel Andrews said Victoria's case numbers had hit the highest they had been in more than two months and the situation was now at a "tipping point". Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says about half …

Why is Victoria experiencing an increase in coronavirus cases and other states aren't?
4 years, 6 months ago

Why is Victoria experiencing an increase in coronavirus cases and other states aren't?

ABC  

Dozens of new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Australia in the past week and the majority of those are from Victoria. Victoria's Chief Health Officer, Brett Sutton, said "a couple of hundred" overseas travellers arrived at Melbourne Airport each day, with the number getting closer to 1,000 on some days. "Countries like India, Bangladesh and Pakistan are experiencing exponential …

Coronavirus restrictions are easing but that doesn't mean the pandemic is over, health experts warn
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus restrictions are easing but that doesn't mean the pandemic is over, health experts warn

ABC  

As each day brings announcements of easing coronavirus restrictions, many Australians are feeling hopeful that life may soon return to normal — or some new version of that. "You would expect that even though they might have ongoing issues and a second wave in countries where they've had really huge outbreaks, that second wave might not be as severe," she …

Coronavirus restrictions on movement are starting to lift — but Queenslanders aren't out of the woods just yet
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus restrictions on movement are starting to lift — but Queenslanders aren't out of the woods just yet

ABC  

Queenslanders are doing a "great job" flattening the curve, Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young says. Key points: Up to five people from a household can visit another household Up to five people from a household can visit another household Dining in at cafes, restaurants, pubs and clubs still isn't allowed but discussions are underway Dining in at cafes, restaurants, pubs …

As citizens become more fearful of coronavirus, experts need to ease fears over lifting the lockdown
4 years, 8 months ago

As citizens become more fearful of coronavirus, experts need to ease fears over lifting the lockdown

The Independent  

I’ll spare you the bad language, but the rumours coming out of government is that their “comms strategy” has scared people so witless that the authorities now worry that, even if lockdown is gradually relaxed, people won’t want to leave their homes. Brilliant specialists were interviewed who basically said they’d never seen anything like this “medieval” disease, with accounts of …

What has coronavirus done to the millennial version of the great Australian dream?
4 years, 8 months ago

What has coronavirus done to the millennial version of the great Australian dream?

ABC  

Locked out of a housing market that blew out beyond their means, young Australians have embraced a different way of living in recent years. Through both desire and necessity, the great Australian dream for many millennials isn't a big house and backyard — it's the ability to travel widely and live and work anywhere but here. "Don't get me wrong, …

Can you move house during the coronavirus restrictions? And can anyone help you? Here is what you can and can't do
4 years, 8 months ago

Can you move house during the coronavirus restrictions? And can anyone help you? Here is what you can and can't do

ABC  

Coronavirus restrictions are going to be affecting our lives for some time — the impact is not exactly limited to a couple of weeks of inconvenience. There's no rule in the Northern Territory at this stage to say that you can't move house, however strict area closures remain in place in some remote areas for biosecurity reasons. The ACT Government's …

Australia's coronavirus restrictions are easing — here's what you can and can't do
4 years, 8 months ago

Australia's coronavirus restrictions are easing — here's what you can and can't do

ABC  

After more than a month of stay-at-home orders and progressively stricter rules around social movements, some Australian states and territories this week announced an easing of their coronavirus restrictions. Other outdoor activities permissible in the NT from noon are: Bootcamps, non-contact sports, and outdoor gatherings Bootcamps, non-contact sports, and outdoor gatherings Sports including golf and tennis where distancing can be …

How coronavirus could forever change the look and feel of Australia's cities and suburbs
4 years, 9 months ago

How coronavirus could forever change the look and feel of Australia's cities and suburbs

ABC  

In just a matter of weeks, the coronavirus pandemic has turned our vibrant modern cities into virtual ghost towns. "I think it's forced a lot of organisations to work online, even though the technology has been around for some time," he said. "We might see a little details like that change, but I don't think there's going to be anything …

Here's how coronavirus has changed lives across the U.S.
4 years, 9 months ago

Here's how coronavirus has changed lives across the U.S.

LA Times  

In our series “Dispatches From the Pandemic,” we have featured the stories of dozens of people, many reaching out from quarantine. Here’s why my fellow doctors may judge me You might think that a doctor with a health history like mine would avoid the front line of a novel viral pandemic. Opinion Op-Ed: As a doctor on ‘MASH,’ Hawkeye showed …

We can’t shelter in place forever: How the coronavirus lockdown might end
4 years, 9 months ago

We can’t shelter in place forever: How the coronavirus lockdown might end

LA Times  

The coronavirus cannot keep us stuck in our homes forever. Public health officials will want to see a drastic reduction in the number of new coronavirus infections confirmed each day before they begin to relax current restrictions, scientists said. “In many states the testing capacity is still significantly behind demand, so the number of confirmed cases reported is likely to …

Coronanomics: Eight things we've learnt about how coronavirus will change the economy
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronanomics: Eight things we've learnt about how coronavirus will change the economy

ABC  

This is the biggest global health pandemic in just over a century — since the Spanish flu outbreak of 1918, just after the World War 1. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has already announced sweeping changes to Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board guidelines that will mean all foreign direct investment bids will be scrutinised with the threshold abolished. Now the Federal Government …

Coronavirus: How To Stay Positive During The Pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: How To Stay Positive During The Pandemic

ABP News  

Focus on the present, the good that you have, the small things that actually matter and you forgot while you were busy working and dealing with daily tasks. Connect with people, friends you haven’t spoken to in ages, a family that you love but haven’t had the time to speak to. Groom your garden, you’ll find peace knowing that in …

Notes from the lockdown: How we view and experience consequences of coronavirus outbreak reveals society's schisms
4 years, 9 months ago

Notes from the lockdown: How we view and experience consequences of coronavirus outbreak reveals society's schisms

Firstpost  

Circulating better and faster than any other commodity in global markets; the coronavirus has outpaced human responses in a world in which borders are policed as vigorously as in previous eras; anti-immigrant politicians more popular than ever before; and most importantly, where the border between the rich and poor is worse than it has even been in global history. Unbidden …

South West locals upset at out-of-towners ignoring coronavirus travel advice
4 years, 9 months ago

South West locals upset at out-of-towners ignoring coronavirus travel advice

ABC  

There are concerns that advice for West Australians to avoid regional travel to curb the spread of COVID-19 is going unheeded. Key points: It seems some West Australians are ignoring travel advice and heading to popular tourist towns in the South West There are concerns regional hospitals won't be able to cope if there's a coronavirus outbreak Travel restrictions between …

I fled the coronavirus in New York for Sydney. I was shocked by what I saw in Australia
4 years, 9 months ago

I fled the coronavirus in New York for Sydney. I was shocked by what I saw in Australia

ABC  

I have a grim message for you from the future. Coronavirus can only be controlled if 8 out of 10 Australians stay home The success or failure of Australia's coronavirus fight relies to a remarkable degree on just one thing, new modelling has found. It's too late for New York, but not for Sydney Like the background noise of an …

Countries which have implemented Coronavirus lockdown
4 years, 9 months ago

Countries which have implemented Coronavirus lockdown

Op India  

According to the global index data at the time of writing this report, the total Coronavirus cases worldwide has surged to 491,120 with 22,165 people succumbing to the infection. India: In a live video address on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India would become the latest impose a three-week “complete lockdown,” to tackle the scourge of the epidemic. Credits: …

Feeling anxious about Coronavirus infection? Here's how to socially distance yourself in a healthy way
4 years, 9 months ago

Feeling anxious about Coronavirus infection? Here's how to socially distance yourself in a healthy way

Firstpost  

With the growing spread of COVID-19, the World Health Organization and government bodies all over the world are recommending maintaining social distance whenever possible. Here are a few ways to maintain social contact and keep your mind and body engaged in the time of coronavirus: Some people don’t like eating alone. Whether it’s your favourite book series or boy band, …

Coronavirus: Quarantined at home? Here's how you can make the most of it
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Quarantined at home? Here's how you can make the most of it

India Today  

The entire world is dealing with the novel coronavirus outbreak. People all over countries across the world are practicing self-quarantine methods and working from home in order to avoid the further spread of the new disease. WORK OUT During the time of social distancing, workouts at home are one of the best things that you can do. WORK STATION Just …

Coronavirus | World grapples with ‘once-in-100-year’ virulence
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | World grapples with ‘once-in-100-year’ virulence

The Hindu  

March 18, 2020 11:27 pm | Updated 11:33 pm IST Hundreds of millions of people worldwide were adjusting on Wednesday to once-in-a-generation measures to battle the COVID-19 pandemic that is not only killing the old and vulnerable but also threatening prolonged economic misery. The fast-spreading disease that jumped from animals to humans in China has now infected about 2,00,000 people …

Coronavirus has reached India, but I feel safer here than I might back home in Australia
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus has reached India, but I feel safer here than I might back home in Australia

ABC  

Over the past week, I have been getting regular messages from friends and family in Australia checking how I am coping with the coronavirus situation in India. At the start of March, when India had just six active COVID-19 cases, the country effectively closed its borders to hotspot countries Japan, South Korea, Iran and Italy. While Australia debated what constituted …

Coronavirus lockdowns: 24 hours of confusion around the world
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus lockdowns: 24 hours of confusion around the world

CNN  

CNN — Tens of millions of people around the world have suddenly found themselves under various forms of lockdown as governments scrambled to impose new coronavirus-related restrictions over the past 24 hours. But Johnson said his government would not close schools, and would not enforce the new guidelines with fines or legal threats because, he said, the UK is “a …

Coronavirus is teaching this hard lesson to all Americans (opinion)
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus is teaching this hard lesson to all Americans (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Tess Taylor is the author of the poetry collections “Work & Days,” “The Forage House” and most recently, “Rift Zone” and “Last West: Roadsongs for Dorothea Lange.” Views expressed in this commentary are solely hers. That is to say, even before Covid-19, we were all already living in the presence of vast public health epidemics: gun violence, poverty, …

Coronavirus prompts warnings not to panic as COVID-19 outbreak comes after bushfire crisis
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus prompts warnings not to panic as COVID-19 outbreak comes after bushfire crisis

ABC  

The impending threat of a coronavirus pandemic has seen Australians begin to prepare for disaster at levels previously unseen, even at the height of extreme bushfires and other natural disasters. Bushfire hyper vigilance directed towards virus Associate Professor Smith said for many Australians, it was likely their responses to coronavirus were being partly informed by their experiences during the recent …

Coronavirus COVID-19 has begun spreading in Australia. So, what happens now?
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus COVID-19 has begun spreading in Australia. So, what happens now?

ABC  

As Australians are urged to stop shaking hands to reduce the coronavirus risk, authorities are now considering more extreme prevention measures, including a "last resort" of forcibly detaining patients. Key points: Coronavirus patients could be detained against their will, but the Attorney-General says that would be a last resort Experts say more Australian cases of the virus will be diagnosed, …

Coronavirus COVID-19 emergency plan has been activated by the Government. Here's what that means for you
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus COVID-19 emergency plan has been activated by the Government. Here's what that means for you

ABC  

Amid fears the coronavirus outbreak will soon be declared a global pandemic, the Australian Government has pulled the trigger on its emergency response plan and is now operating on the basis the virus is a pandemic. Key points Australians encouraged to go about their ordinary business despite coronavirus concerns Health Minister Greg Hunt says there is a "high likelihood" COVID-19 …

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