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COVID-19 is a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus strain, that has not been previously identified in humans. See below for a collection of resources to help you cover this issue (Please note: additional resources are available to journalists who are logged in).

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  1. BACKGROUND BRIEFING: COVID-19 testing - ask an expert

    Publicly released: Wed 3 Jun 2020 at 1100 AEST, 1300 NZST

    Briefing recording now available With the news this week that a Queensland man returned a false-positive COVID-19 test following his death, questions are being raised as to the accuracy ... How do they Read more about BACKGROUND BRIEFING: COVID-19 testing - ask an expert

    Australia; VICAustralian Science Media Centre | Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI)

  2. EXPERT REACTION: How common is asymptomatic COVID-19?

    Publicly released: Thu 28 May 2020 at 0830 AEST, 1030 NZST

    Thorax

    Two papers published today highlight the asymptomatic nature of COVID-19. In a JAMA Network Open paper, researchers highlight that in a study of 78 patients, 42. ... tested positive for COVID-19 had no Read more about EXPERT REACTION: How common is asymptomatic COVID-19?

    Australia; NSW; VIC; ACTAustralian Science Media Centre | Macquarie University ...

  3. EXPERT REACTION: WHO suspends hydroxychloroquine trial amid safety fears

    Publicly released: Tue 26 May 2020 at 1400 AEST, 1600 NZST

    The World Health Organization has announced it will temporarily suspend a trial into anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 due to safety concerns. ... Below experts and those involved Read more about EXPERT REACTION: WHO suspends hydroxychloroquine trial amid safety fears

    Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; ACTAustralian Science Media Centre | The University of Adelaide ...

  4. EXPERT Q&A: What is hydroxychloroquine?

    Publicly released: Thu 21 May 2020 at 1700 AEST, 1900 NZST

    It's been touted by Donald Trump and is the subject of a number of trials around the world and now in Australia - but what exactly is hydroxychloroquine and what can ... it do in the fight against Read more about EXPERT Q&A: What is hydroxychloroquine?

    Australia; International; SAThe University of Adelaide | Australian Science Media Centre

  5. COVID-19 BACKGROUND BRIEFING: How can Australia avoid a second wave? Ask the experts

    Publicly released: Tue 19 May 2020 at 1115 AEST, 1315 NZST

    With COVID-19 restrictions beginning to lift across states and cases continuing to fall, Australia is being warned to remain vigilant to avoid a 'second wave'. ... Recording now available - see link Read more about COVID-19 BACKGROUND BRIEFING: How can Australia avoid a second wave? Ask the experts

    Australia; NSW; ACTAustralian Science Media Centre | The University of New South Wales ...

  6. EXPERT Q&A: Kawasaki Disease and COVID-19 in children

    Publicly released: Mon 11 May 2020 at 1500 AEST, 1700 NZST

    With a number of COVID-19 cases in children in the US, and previously the UK, being linked to Kawasaki Disease, Dr Angus Stock from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute ... answers some questions around Read more about EXPERT Q&A: Kawasaki Disease and COVID-19 in children

    Australia; VICWalter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI)

  7. EXPERT REACTION: COVID-19 impacts on Australia’s research workforce predicted to be significant

    Publicly released: Mon 11 May 2020 at 1300 AEST, 1500 NZST

    Australia’s research workforce will be severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects are likely to be felt for an extended period. ... How long does the SARS-CoV-2 virus remain viable on Read more about EXPERT REACTION: COVID-19 impacts on Australia’s research workforce predicted to be significant

    Australia; VIC; WA; ACTAustralian Academy of Science | Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering ...

  8. EXPERT REACTION: Australia to lift COVID-19 restrictions in 3 steps

    Publicly released: Fri 8 May 2020 at 1500 AEST, 1700 NZST

    Prime Minister Scott Morrison has today announced a three-step plan to lift Australia's COVID-19 restrictions. ... The framework, which is to be implemented by the states on their own time frame, includes Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Australia to lift COVID-19 restrictions in 3 steps

    Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; WAAustralian Science Media Centre | University of South Australia ...

  9. NEWS BRIEFING: Researchers crack code behind historic success of TB vaccine now being trialled for COVID-19

    Publicly released: Thu 7 May 2020 at 0200 AEST, 0400 NZST

    Science Translational Medicine

    Working with a global team, they’ve found the vaccine, currently being investigated for its potential to fight off COVID-19, rapidly increases the number of neutrophils – white blood cells that Read more about NEWS BRIEFING: Researchers crack code behind historic success of TB vaccine now being trialled for COVID-19

    Australia; International; WATelethon Kids Institute

  10. NEWS BRIEFING: Treating serious COVID-19 cases with antibodies from recovered donors

    Publicly released: Wed 6 May 2020 at 0700 AEST, 0900 NZST

    CSL will begin immediate development of an anti-SARS-CoV-2 plasma product with the potential to treat people with serious complications of COVID-19, particularly those whose illness is ... The Read more about NEWS BRIEFING: Treating serious COVID-19 cases with antibodies from recovered donors

    Australia; VIC; QLDCSL Ltd, Australian Red Cross Lifeblood

  11. BACKGROUND BRIEFING: What's next for COVID-19? Ask an immunologist

    Publicly released: Tue 5 May 2020 at 1000 AEST, 1200 NZST

    As Australia begins to loosen recent COVID-19 restrictions, questions still remain about how we move forward from the pandemic. ... Recording now available. Recording now available - see link belowAs Read more about BACKGROUND BRIEFING: What's next for COVID-19? Ask an immunologist

    Australia; NSW; VICGarvan Institute of Medical Research | Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) ...

  12. EXPERT REACTION: Remdesivir for COVID19 - does it work?

    Publicly released: Thu 30 Apr 2020 at 1230 AEST, 1430 NZST

    The US National insitute of Health has announced the preliminary results of a trial which showed that advanced COVID-19 patients who received remdesivir recovered faster than similar patients who Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Remdesivir for COVID19 - does it work?

    Australia; NSW; VIC; ACTThe Australian National University | The University of Melbourne ...

  13. EXPERT REACTION: COVIDSafe app released, but does it work on iPhones?

    Publicly released: Mon 27 Apr 2020 at 1400 AEST, 1600 NZST

    The Federal Government has released the COVIDSafe app to help fight COVID19 but there is still confusion about whether the tracking app works in the background on iPhones. Read more about EXPERT REACTION: COVIDSafe app released, but does it work on iPhones?

    Australia; NSW; WAThe University of New South Wales | The University of Western Australia ...

  14. BACKGROUND BRIEFING: When can Australia start to lift COVID-19 restrictions? Ask an epidemiologist 

    Publicly released: Wed 22 Apr 2020 at 1100 AEST, 1300 NZST

    With positive signs Australia is continuing to flatten the COVID-19 curve, attention now turns to the possibility of lifting restrictions. ... Briefing recording now available. Briefing recording now Read more about BACKGROUND BRIEFING: When can Australia start to lift COVID-19 restrictions? Ask an epidemiologist 

    Australia; VICAustralian Science Media Centre | The University of Melbourne

  15. EXPERT REACTION: Coronavirus tracing app

    Publicly released: Mon 20 Apr 2020 at 1130 AEST, 1330 NZST

    Several politicians have raised concerns about the COVID tracker, the federal government app which will be available in the next couple of weeks, to help track down people who may have ... been in Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Coronavirus tracing app

    Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; ACTThe University of Western Australia | The University of Adelaide ...

  16. EXPERT REACTION: Did COVID-19 come from a lab in Wuhan?

    Publicly released: Fri 17 Apr 2020 at 1130 AEST, 1330 NZST

    Speculation that the virus that causes COVID-19 originated in a Wuhan lab has been given some weight, as the Trump Administration has announced an investigation into the matter. Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Did COVID-19 come from a lab in Wuhan?

    Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SALa Trobe University | Griffith University | The University of Sydney ...

  17. NEWS BRIEFING: Australian researchers trace sewage for early warning of COVID19 spread

    Publicly released: Thu 16 Apr 2020 at 0600 AEST, 0800 NZST

    Researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ) and Australia’s national science agency CSIRO have successfully demonstrated the presence of SARS-CoV2, the virus which leads to the disease Read more about NEWS BRIEFING: Australian researchers trace sewage for early warning of COVID19 spread

    Australia; QLDCSIRO | The University of Queensland

  18. EXPERT REACTION: Chinese wet markets, COVID-19 and the wildlife trade

    Publicly released: Wed 15 Apr 2020 at 1000 AEST, 1200 NZST

    As China re-opens its controversial wet markets, experts comment on wet markets as a source of zoonotic diseases (diseases that jump from animals to humans) such as COVID-19, a ... source of food and Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Chinese wet markets, COVID-19 and the wildlife trade

    Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WAAustralian Science Media Centre

  19. EXPERT Q&A: Debunking the myth of COVID-19 and 5G

    Publicly released: Thu 9 Apr 2020 at 1600 AEST, 1800 NZST

    As conspiracy theories bounce around social media about the cause of COVID-19, radiation expert Professor Rodney Croft from the University of Wollongong debunks the myth that it's due to ... the roll out Read more about EXPERT Q&A: Debunking the myth of COVID-19 and 5G

    Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACTUniversity of Wollongong | Australian Centre for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research

  20. EXPERT REACTION: Can we really predict who will get sickest with COVID? Concerns raised about clinical prediction models

    Publicly released: Wed 8 Apr 2020 at 1254 AEST, 1454 NZST

    The BMJ

    European and UK researchers suggest the current methods we are using to take on the big COVID-19 questions about the virus spreading are likely based on weak and overly-optimistic ... say researchersThe Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Can we really predict who will get sickest with COVID? Concerns raised about clinical prediction models

    International; NSW; VICMaastricht University, Netherlands

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