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Is your mental health deteriorating during the coronavirus pandemic? Here's what to look out for
Shutterstock Michaela Pascoe, Victoria University and Alexandra Parker, Victoria University Medicare-subsidised psychology and psychiatry sessions, as well as GP visits,…
What we do and do not know about COVID-19's infectious dose and viral load
SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient and imaged using a transmission electron micrograph. NIAID Marta Gaglia, Tufts University and…
Busting coronavirus myths will take more than science: lessons from an AIDS study
A young school boy running past a mural in Soweto, South Africa. Kim Ludbrook/EPA David Dickinson, University of the…
17 Dead As Nigeria's Coronavirus Cases Jump To 493
File photo The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this new development known via its Twitter handle. Confirmed cases…
COVID-19: Denying Responsibility, While Blaming China and WHO, By Simbo Olorunfemi
There is little doubt that in some parts of the world, there is an unwillingness to take responsibility; there has…
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Coronavirus: ‘Africa Could Be Next Epicentre Of Coronavirus’ – WHO Warns
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Lockdowns threaten childrens' nutrition: why extra care is needed
The nutritional shocks on young children whose families have lost their income as a result of the lockdown may…
How Africa has developed its scientific research capabilities
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Understanding lupus, the disease treated by chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine
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Coronavirus hoarding: Why you can stop amassing toilet paper
When word of COVID-19 spread, consumers started stockpiling goods like toilet paper in their homes, both disrupting the supply chain…
