CSIRO research paper published recently suggests lab-grown airway cells or lungs are already a reality. Read on: Once the stuff of sci-fi movies, growing organ cells in the lab is becoming more real. Scientists around the world use Petri dishes or membranes to grow human organ cell cultures, which reactRead More →
The Victorian Government will extend the coronavirus worker support payment to make sure Victorians don’t have to choose between the safety of their workmates and their community – and putting food on the table. People are most infectious when they first experience symptoms but Department of Health and Human ServicesRead More →
Victoria faces a big fight against COVID-19. The state has recorded 484 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. This is up from 374 cases recorded in the previous 24 hours. Premier Daniel Andrews also announced that two men in their 90s, former residents of aged-care homes, hadRead More →
Professor John Thwaites, Chairman of Monash University’s Sustainable Development Institute & ClimateWorks Australia, is the only Australian appointed to the prestigious The Lancet COVID-19 Commission. Professor Thwaites is one of 26 eminent global scholars, public health professionals, environmentalists and policy makers to be part of this Commission, which is chaired by Professor JeffreyRead More →
The Victoria Tourism Industry Council (VTIC) is thrilled by the announcement by Prime Minister Scott Morrison that the JobKeeper Program will be extended for another six months in the form of Jobkeeper 2.0, to March 2021. This Federal initiative has made all the difference in keeping the tourism, hospitality and eventsRead More →
The government has announced that the JobKeeper wage subsidy will continue past its scheduled September expiry date, with support extended to March 2021. The announcement was made ahead of Thursday’s ‘mini-budget’ economic update, by Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg confirming cuts to payments in both programs. ItRead More →
As India struggles to slow or arrest the spread of COVID-19 infections, doubts are being raised about its low COVID-19 death toll, despite a sharp surge being reported in infections. Today, India’s infection numbers stand a t 1.04 million with 26,273 number of COVID-19 related deaths being reported inRead More →
Victoria’s fight against COVID-19 is getting a little more intense. The state recorded 363 fresh COVID-19 cases and three more deaths on Sunday which followed Friday’s 428 and Saturday’s 217 cases. This has pushed authorities to make wearing face masks outside homes compulsory. 36 of the new cases are linkedRead More →
The Victoria Tourism Industry Council (VTIC) points to yesterday’s release by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Weekly Jobs and Wages Performance across Australia as an indicator of the decimation of the tourism and hospitality industry, resulting from Coronavirus shutdowns since mid-March. VTIC Chief Executive Felicia Mariani said, “Today’s results areRead More →
As pointed out by BT at very early stage back in March, India is not adequately equipped with health infrastructure and logistics to face a deluge of COVID-19 infections. Sadly, that is exactly what is happening in India right now. The number of COVID-19 increased by 28,498 in the pastRead More →