Are restrictions in Melbourne easing? All those who are wondering what will happen beyond Thursday night? Is the lockdown ending? the news seems to be good. But we may not be able to snap out of the COVID-19 settings in place. With the figures showing promise, contact tracers doing aRead More →
As was anticipated all along, the lockdown in Victoria has been extended by seven days. Victoria’s total number of active cases grew to 67 when the state recorded new 6 cases in the past 24 hours. Not surprisingly, Acting Premier James Merlino made the announcement that Victoria’s circuit-breaker lockdown willRead More →
International research led by Monash University and the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity has achieved a proof of concept for a new, fast, portable saliva screening test that uses an infrared light technology to confirm infection with COVID SARS-CoV-2. The research is published today in Angewandte Chemie. Professor BaydenRead More →
And the lessons others are learning from it While political parties are blaming Modi-Shah’s grab for power greed and elections wins as their priority in the second half of 2020 which as a consequence put India at real risk of facing the second wave without any preparation, foreign experts viewRead More →
Australian Cricket will throw its support behind the India COVID-19 Crisis Appeal, with Cricket Australia, the Australian Cricketers’ Association and UNICEF Australia partnering to raise much needed funds. Australian Cricket has been deeply saddened by the devastation caused by this second coronavirus wave to hit India, a country with whichRead More →
Horrendous visuals of public funerals and parks turned into crematoriums are beaming across the world as India – now the focus of the world and epicenter of COVID second wave – reels under the deluge of almost 3 million active cases in desperate need of health infrastructure which the nationRead More →
Australia offers items of critical help to India in fighting COVID tsunami Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a temporary halt to flights coming in from India while offering help to India as the nation grapples with second wave of COVID. Announcing a list of COVID fighting items that AustraliaRead More →
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended the lockdown to May 3. Modi appreciated the discipline Indians have shown during the 21-day lockdown which has enabled the country to place a check on the spread of COVID-19. Modi rated the effort a success as he announced its extension to MayRead More →
The Australian government has announced measures to support and help protect the community from the impact of the coronavirus. New measures offer protection from COVID-19 impact and help stop the spread of the coronavirus which can be dangerous, especially to people who are over 65 years old and those with aRead More →
COVID-19 in India is painting a deceptive picture at the moment. Many might be complacent at the low numbers but a careful gaze can throw anyone off balance. Despite India sending ‘go corona go’ lighting messages rising high to the sky, the growing number of coronavirus cases makes it imperativeRead More →