Having a specific blood type may help protect you against the novel coronavirus.
Researchers at genetic testing company 23andMe found that people with type O blood were up to 18 percent less likely to test positive for coronavirus.
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There are concerns of a spike in coronavirus cases in the coming weeks after thousands of protesters attended rallies across Australia at the weekend.
Two new cases have been recorded in Victoria in the past 24 hours.
Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton said anyone who marched at the weekend and gets sick needs to get tested immediately.
The Federal Government will invest $66 million for research into a coronavirus vaccine and antiviral medications.
Health Minister Greg Hunt said, for the nation’s containment strategy and flattening of the curve.
Australia had been lauded for being one of the most reliable testing methods in the world, Mr. Hunt said.
By midnight, Australia is set to surpass 1.5 million coronavirus tests.
Australia is continuing to ease coronavirus restrictions across the country as pubs open for the first time in two months.
In Victoria, the state with the toughest restrictions, skate parks reopened and up to 20 people can gather for a party – outdoors or indoors.
Cafes, restaurants, pubs, and clubs in the Sunshine State can now host up to 20 people – with the reform brought forward from June 12.
Road trips are allowed and some gyms are back in business – here’s everything that you need to know.
South Australia’s public health chief has apologized for mistakenly claiming Victorian health counterparts left SA Health in the dark about the state’s latest coronavirus case.
The UK resident had recently traveled to Melbourne, before flying to South Australia where she was tested and returned a positive result.
An email was sent, and South Australian authorities were alerted about the time and the flight details.”
New research suggests a person could be re-infected with coronavirus in six months in a blow to the push for “immunity passports” as evidence of recovery from the illness.
“We saw various reinfection after 12 months post-infection and ample reduction in antibody levels as soon as six months post-infection,” the study stated.
The NSW government has frozen public sector pay rises for the next 12 months among the COVID-19 pandemic and says it will not make any of its workers during that time.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian says the measure will save about $3 billion.
Ms. Berejiklian has assured government workers there will be no job losses.
To flatten the curve of the COVID-19 outbreak, extreme measures of social distancing are currently being rolled out in a rising number of countries.
Rather than simply bouncing back and reverting to the pre-coronavirus state, some changes will permanently change our lives.
Oil prices were on the rise on Friday, heading for a fourth straight week of gains. Also, fuel demand is growing as countries ease business and limitations that were imposed to stop the coronavirus pandemic.
West Texas Intermediate crude was up 5 cents, or 0.2%, at $33.97 a barrel, gained more than 1% in the last session. The US benchmark is on track for a weekly jump of around 15%.
