Australia

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia’s second most populous state said on Monday it is considering reimposing social distancing restrictions after the country reported its biggest one-day rise in new coronavirus infections in more than two months. Propelled by Victoria state reporting 75 cases, Australia recorded 85 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, its biggest…

By Alice Klein Skinks are among the species impacted by Australia’s wildfiresEd Zetera / Alamy One of the first wildlife surveys conducted following Australia’s worst wildfires on record has found almost no small ground-dwelling animals in burnt areas. At the end of 2019 and beginning of 2020, fires tore along Australia’s drought-stricken east coast and…

Published on May 17, 2020Subscribe here: http://9Soci.al/chmP50wA97J Full Episodes here http://9Soci.al/sImy50wNiXL | A shot in the dark (2020)Right now, there’s one thing all eight billion people on earth are wishing for: A vaccine for COVID-19. Political leaders everywhere, sweating on getting us to the other side of the pandemic, boldly promise it’ll happen within 12…

By Alice Klein Australia closed its borders to international travellers in MarchBrendon Thorne/Bloomberg via Getty Images Lockdown measures designed to stop the spread of the coronavirus in Australia seem to also be suppressing the country’s flu season. Australia’s flu season normally peaks during its winter months, from June to August. But cases often start to…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Australia on Sunday called for an “independent international” investigation into China’s management of the coronavirus outbreak and the origin of the pandemic, joining the U.S. in scrutinizing China's role.Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne has doubled down on similar calls by…