Category Archives: COVID-19
Omicron: viral load can be at its highest at day five so cutting isolation period doesn’t make sense
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Before omicron, people in the UK with COVID symptoms or a positive test had to self-isolate for ten days. But when the new variant of concern arrived, the government changed the self-isolation period to seven days. On the…
Indonesia is the world’s largest seaweed producer but why are prices so volatile?
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Over a million coastal people in Indonesia rely on income from seaweed farming, contributing to the country’s rapidly expanding seaweed industry. Demand for the seaweed extract carrageenan, used as a gelling agent in many processed foods, has been…
Airline tie-up for Kenya and South Africa: possible rewards, and risks
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Africa has 357 airlines, the top 10 of which carried more than 60% of traffic. This reflects the fact that many airlines on the continent are very small: some have as few as two aircraft. Between them the…
Canada’s pandemic recovery urgently needs a national school meal program
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. COVID-19 has exposed yet again the critical importance of Canada catching up with other G7 nations by developing and implementing a national school meal program. School meal programs meet a variety of children’s critical needs. For example, Dr….
Novak Djokovic to be deported after Federal Court upholds government visa cancellation
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Novak Djokovic has lost his bid to stave off deportation, with the Federal Court upholding the decision by Immigration Minister Alex Hawke on Friday that he should be thrown out in the “public interest”. After Sunday’s hearing, a…
Djokovic admits doing photoshoot knowing he was COVID positive
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Novak Djokovic on Wednesday admitted he undertook an interview and photoshoot in Serbia last month after a receiving a positive COVID test result. He also conceded information on his Travel Declaration to Australian authorities was incorrect, attributing that…
Relax, Australia does not have (and is not likely to have) a shortage of food
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Australia does not have a food shortage. Supply has been disrupted in some locations due to staff absences caused by COVID, that’s all. This is primarily a distribution problem, not a lack of food problem. Meat shortages may…
Latest isolation rules for critical workers gets the balance right. But that’s not the end of the story
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Thousands more essential workers will be allowed back to work rather than having to self-isolate for seven days, under new rules agreed by national cabinet. High-risk close contacts – those living with someone who has COVID-19 – must…
Pandemic disruption to PhD research is bad for society and the economy – but there are solutions
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Every year thousands of students enrol in PhD degrees at universities in New Zealand. The government funds their degrees because the advanced knowledge and innovations they develop benefit our economy and society. But there is growing concern about…
As international students return, let’s not return to the status quo of isolation and exploitation
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. As Australia welcomes back international students, it’s a time for education providers to re-imagine how they cater to these students. Our research shows helping them to build strong connections with other students, as well as employers, makes them…