Resources for Journalists

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. Yeast dust makes a cheap, fast virus test

    Publicly released: Mon 26 Jun 2023 at 0001 AEST | 0201 NZST

    Nature Nanotechnology

    Researchers from The University of Queensland have made a dust from baker’s yeast that can detect COVID-19 and could safeguard communities against future pandemics. ... AIBN research fellow Dr Read more about Yeast dust makes a cheap, fast virus test

    Australia; QLDAustralian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN)...

  2. 1.3 billion people will be living with diabetes by 2050, and the gap is widening for First Nations Aussies

    Publicly released: Fri 23 Jun 2023 at 1030 AEST | 1230 NZST

    The Lancet and The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

    The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified diabetes inequity globally, with people with diabetes 50% more likely to develop severe infection and twice as likely to die compared to those without diabetes, Read more about 1.3 billion people will be living with diabetes by 2050, and the gap is widening for First Nations Aussies

    Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International; NTMenzies School of Health Research|Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System, USA

  3. Bee disease offers rare insights into RNA virus origins

    Publicly released: Thu 22 Jun 2023 at 1600 AEST | 1800 NZST

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)

    The study offers a rare insight in the origins of an RNA virus which, as we’ve seen through the COVID-19 pandemic, can be notoriously tricky to isolate,” Professor Mikheyev ... These mites carry the Read more about Bee disease offers rare insights into RNA virus origins

    Australia; ACTThe Australian National University|CSIRO

  4. Tackling viruses with pandemic potential

    Publicly released: Thu 22 Jun 2023 at 0830 AEST | 1030 NZST

    Nature Communications

    Dr Isaacs said the virus caused fever and severe respiratory symptoms and was from the same class of viruses as the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses. ... We saw with COVID-19 how unprepared the world was Read more about Tackling viruses with pandemic potential

    Australia; QLDThe University of Queensland

  5. Urgent action needed to further improve child survival in Ethiopia

    Publicly released: Thu 22 Jun 2023 at 0400 AEST | 0600 NZST

    PLOS Global Public Health

    With Ethiopia’s mortality rates two and three times those figures, the country is unlikely to reach those targets. ... Given the study uses data prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent civil war Read more about Urgent action needed to further improve child survival in Ethiopia

    Australia; International; WACurtin University

  6. Lessons learned from New Zealand's ‘genomic journey’ through the COVID-19 pandemic

    Publicly released: Fri 16 Jun 2023 at 1143 AEST | 1343 NZST

    BMC Medicine

    New Zealand scientists at the forefront of our COVID-19 pandemic response say the lessons learned from our world-leading genomic surveillance programmes could be useful in the looming crisis of Read more about Lessons learned from New Zealand's ‘genomic journey’ through the COVID-19 pandemic

    New ZealandESR (Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd)...

  7. Video games spark exciting new frontier in neuroscience

    Publicly released: Wed 14 Jun 2023 at 1300 AEST | 1500 NZST

    Nature Communications

    Dr Tristan Wallis and Professor Frederic Meunier from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute came up with the idea while in lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. ... Individual proteins bounce and move in a Read more about Video games spark exciting new frontier in neuroscience

    Australia; QLDQueensland Brain Institute|The University of Queensland

  8. Lung and heart stem cell research paves way for new COVID-19 treatments

    Publicly released: Wed 14 Jun 2023 at 0100 AEST | 0300 NZST

    Stem Cell Reports

    Lung and heart stem cell research paves way for new COVID-19 treatmentsResearch at a Glance:Melbourne researchers have used heart and lung stem cells infected with SARS-CoV-2 to ... SARS-CoV-2 primarily Read more about Lung and heart stem cell research paves way for new COVID-19 treatments

    Australia; VICMurdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)|The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity...

  9. Sports injury hospitalisations return to pre-COVID-19 trends

    Publicly released: Wed 14 Jun 2023 at 0001 AEST | 0201 NZST

    injury hospitalisations largely in line with pre-COVID-19 trends – according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). ... In response to COVID-19 lockdowns and the Read more about Sports injury hospitalisations return to pre-COVID-19 trends

    AustraliaAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)

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