Articles

We asked multicultural communities how best to communicate COVID-19 advice. Here’s...
By Abby Wild, Monash University; Breanne Kunstler, Monash University; Denise Goodwin, Monash University, and Helen Skouteris, Monash University
As COVID-19 cases began spreading across many...
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minutes

Which face mask should I wear?
By Abrar Ahmad Chughtai, UNSW
UPDATE: The Victorian government announced on July 19 that face masks will be mandatory for residents in metropolitan Melbourne and...
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Is the airborne route a major source of coronavirus transmission?
By Hassan Vally, La Trobe University
As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, one question that keeps coming up is whether COVID-19...
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minutes

Victorians, and anyone else at risk, should now be wearing face...
By C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW; Kerryn Phelps, Western Sydney University; Lisa Maher, UNSW, and Shovon Bhattacharjee, UNSW
After early success in suppressing COVID-19, we are...
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Here’s how the Victoria-NSW border closure will work – and how...
By Andrew Burridge, Macquarie University
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced the border between his state and NSW will close after 11:59pm on Tuesday to...
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Nine Melbourne tower blocks put into ‘hard lockdown’ – what does...
By Philip Russo, Monash University
The Victorian government’s decision to “close and contain” nine public housing towers in Flemington and North Melbourne represents a significant...
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