While Victoria is heaving a sigh of relief from the COVID-19 spread reporting no new cases for the 18th consecutive day, South Australia seems in panic-mode with a real fear of second wave hitting the state for reasons the state authorities are still struggling to figure out. After an agedRead More →
The missing link in understanding COVID-19 and its mutations A new study led by Australia’s national science agency CSIRO, has found 95.5 per cent of current entries in GISAID, the world’s largest novel coronavirus genome database, do not contain relevant COVID-19 patient information — a critical piece of the puzzleRead More →
The accused No. 1 in the SSR death case, Rhea Chakraborty after being bailed out of jail, has filed an affidavit in reply in the Bombay High Court emphasizing that Sushant Singh Rajput died days after he took medicines through a prescription which was arranged by his sister Priyanka SinghRead More →
“Now is the time to open up”, says Daniel Andrews Finally, Melbourne’s coronavirus restrictions will start to ease from 11:59pm Tonight, a cautious and a tiny bit cheerful Premier Daniel Andrews announced yesterday. There was no new case of COVID-19 recorded yesterday. It gave the Premier a reason to feelRead More →
Adjusting to the new normal is where all governments are focused right now. The virus may or may not be eradicated the life has to go on. Testing for COVID-19 is where the most focus, and thus investment is. As part of the global fight against the virus, some nationsRead More →
Victorian restrictions will ease from midnight tonight, not all but majorly all expected steps have been announced. To console those who would be still unhappy for Victoria not going all the way, the Premier Daniel Andrews said, “This year has asked more of us – taken more from us –Read More →
COVID-19 causing virus SARS-CoV-2 lasts for 10 days longer than Influenza on some surfaces Lower temperatures, glass, stainless steel and paper banknotes give virus longer life Researchers at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have found that SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, can survive for up to 28 days onRead More →
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the world, the life has been at a standstill. No matter how much we fool ourselves, it has not been the same. With Victorian schools closed, one cannot help but feel for our young ones who have lost an important – yes theRead More →
With news this week that the Victorian State Government is keen to return Melbourne to COVID-normal, a quarter of the workforce in high-risk industries such as abattoirs and supermarkets will be tested for COVID-19 regardless of whether they have symptoms or not. With the Victorian Government wanting to drive up testingRead More →
Results from a major national research study reveal that demand for travel amongst the Australian Indian community is strong, with 42% of survey respondents likely to go for travel for leisure within 1-3 months of travel restrictions easing. Furthermore, 100% of respondents are likely to take between 1-3 leisure travel tripsRead More →