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Analysis and opinion | 28 May 2020
Seeing is believing: how media mythbusting can actually make false beliefs stronger
Misinformation about coronavirus can have serious consequences.
Analysis and opinion | 14 May 2020
Contact tracing apps are vital tools in the fight against coronavirus. But who decides how they work?
A proposed fix to help the COVIDSafe app work on Apple phones may come with costs to public health and accountability.
Analysis and opinion | 5 May 2020
Can you get the COVID-19 coronavirus twice?
ANU infectious disease specialist, Dr Sanjaya Senanayake, answers the big question.
Analysis and opinion | 23 Apr 2020
Can coronavirus spread 4 metres?
Recent headlines have suggested COVID-19 can spread up to four metres, drawing into question the current advice to maintain 1.5 metres between people to prevent the spread of the virus.
Analysis and opinion | 23 Apr 2020
Poor and rich Indonesians do not get equal access to COVID-19 tests: this is why it's a problem
Amid the urgent need for mass testing to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia, poor people in the fourth-most-populous country have a difficult time to get tested for COVID-19. It’s much easier for rich Indonesians to access COVID-19 testings.
Analysis and opinion | 22 Apr 2020
If this is an existential crisis, then why am I so hopeful?
We’ve entered a new reality. It’s not great, but it has something going for it: we don’t know how this one ends. Yet.
Analysis and opinion | 31 Mar 2020
Self-care in the time of COVID-19: Creative ways forward
Andrew Staniforth, Clinical Psychologist and Head of ANU Counselling, shares some practical tips for taking care of your mental health during COVID-19.
Analysis and opinion | 26 Mar 2020
Other countries are shutting schools – why does the Australian government say it’s safe to keep them open?
Why are our schools still open? And why are so many other countries closing their schools?
Analysis and opinion | 25 Mar 2020
Why are we calling it ‘social distancing’?
While we must be physically distant, it’s crucial we maintain social contact with others during this unprecedented time.
Analysis and opinion | 24 Mar 2020
Why our unis are essential to beating COVID-19
Society is relying on its universities and medical research institutes to develop vaccines, tests and public health measures to combat COVID-19.