18Sep
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Survey Reveals: Majority of Australians Support Mandatory Face Masks in Public Places

September 18, 2020By

As part of the COVID-19 Monitor Australia, conducted by Vox Pop Labs in partnership with the ABC, Australians have been asked every week for more than three months whether they support mandatory mask rules.

Two-thirds of Australians think mask use should be mandatory in all public places, even though far fewer people outside hotspot states are themselves wearing face coverings.

Victoria is the only state that has implemented compulsory mask rules, but authorities are recommending they be worn in hotspot areas in Sydney and Brisbane too.

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21Aug
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Australians Who Refused To Wear Face Masks In Public Need To Read This

August 21, 2020By

Face Masks has been hailed as a key tool in the fight against coronavirus but despite evidence that masks both protect and prevent the virus’ spread not everyone is convinced.

Many anti-maskers aren’t convinced the face coverings actually work in stopping COVID-19. Isentia’s Australia and New Zealand insights specialist Andrew Ledovskikh said that more than a third of social media posts they analysed contained “highly emotional and abusive language”.

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14Aug
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Coronavirus Update: Which Type Of Face Mask Is Most Effective Against COVID-19?

August 14, 2020By

Face masks are recommended as a simple barrier to help prevent respiratory droplets from travelling into the air and onto other people when the person wearing the mask coughs, sneezes, talks, or raises their voice. This is called source control.

So, which mask will best protect you and which will protect the community from unknowing carriers of COVID-19?

Face masks are no replacement for physical distancing and good hand hygiene. You should limit your travel and, where possible, avoid any large gatherings.

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31Jul
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Coronavirus Update: PM Scott Morrison Speaks To Victorian Premier Over The Second Wave

July 31, 2020By

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has spoken to Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews to discuss necessary support during the state’s second wave of COVID-19.

Scott Morrison says the response to the second wave of Covid-19 infections cannot be shutting the country down to try to eliminate the virus, and he’s moved to reassure people his government will not be withdrawing income support “for those in need”.

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16Jul
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Coronavirus Update: Perth Set To Host 30,000 Fans Easing Coronavirus Curbs

July 16, 2020By

Australia’s most isolated city will become the spectator capital of the world on Sunday when 30,000 fans descend upon Perth Stadium as Australian Rules football resumes in the country’s west amid easing COVID-19 restrictions.

Neesham said talent will only take teams so far this season given the upheaval and off-field distractions.
“Mental strength would be a critical factor in this current environment,” he added. “It’ll be a deserved winner at the very end.”

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15Jul
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Japan Adviser Said That Tokyo Olympics Is At Risk If Coronavirus Mutates

July 15, 2020By

Kiyoshi Kurokawa, a prominent Japanese government adviser, said Tokyo Olympics may have to be postponed again if the novel coronavirus mutates into a stronger pathogen.

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike told Reuters the Olympics, originally scheduled to start this month but put off to 2021 because of the pandemic, must go ahead next year as a symbol of world unity in overcoming coronavirus.

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14Jul
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Coronavirus Update: Australia Tightens Restrictions On Fresh Covid-19 Outbreaks

July 14, 2020By

Australian states on Tuesday tightened restrictions on movement as authorities struggle to contain a fresh outbreak of Coronavirus  in the country’s southeast that is starting to spill into other areas.

With growing fears of a second coronavirus wave nationally, two states extended border restrictions and Australia’s most populous state imposed limits on the number of people allowed in large pubs.

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10Jul
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Australia To Restrict Rate Of International Arrivals During Coronavirus Crisis

July 10, 2020By

Scott Morrison has announced that Australia will reduce the rate of international arrivals by more than half – with at least 4,000 fewer Australians returning home each week – and states will charge people for compulsory two-week hotel quarantine.

The national cabinet met to consider the worsening second-wave outbreak, which has seen the reimposition of stage-three lockdowns in Melbourne and isolated Victoria with border bans imposed by every state and territory.

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