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Coronavirus fears can trigger anti-Chinese prejudice. Here's how schools can help

  • Written by: Claire Hooker, Senior Lecturer and Coordinator, Health and Medical Humanities, University of Sydney
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Every disease outbreak brings an accompanying outbreak of fear. Already we’re seeing coverage on the spread of coronavirus fear which leads to misinformation, an effect on the economy and, perhaps the most alarming, xenophobia .

Social stigmatisation and xenophobia are, unfortunately, well known features of disease...

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how worried should I be about the shortage of face masks? Or can I just use a scarf?

  • Written by: C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has just declared the coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.

There have been nearly 10,000 cases of the so-called 2019-nCoV in China, 23 countries affected and more than 213 deaths globally.

China, Germany, the US and several other countries confirmed the...

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Disaster hits small business in many ways. We need a national strategy to help them adapt

  • Written by: Samantha Sharpe, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney

When the central business district of Lismore was flooded in 2017, every small business owner in the northern New South Wales town had a decision to make. Should they rebuild their businesses, or take whatever insurance money they might get and move on?

I know one who contemplated giving it all away. His shop had been completely inundated. What...

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Yes, there's merit in quarantining people on Christmas Island to prevent the spread of coronavirus

  • Written by: Beverley Paterson, Epidemiologist, Conjoint Senior Lecturer, University of Newcastle

The World Health Organisation (WHO) overnight declared the coronavirus (2019-nCoV) a public health emergency of international concern, reinforcing the need for countries around the world to act decisively in the face of this epidemic.

The Australian government is currently negotiating with the Chinese government to fly a portion of the 600...

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