In a stark warning about the seriousness of the coronavirus, “recovered” Victorians have told of how they are still battling lasting headaches, lethargy, and mental stress months after their diagnosis.
Scientists at Monash University have linked pathways in the brain to anorexia nervosa, in a discovery that could pave the way for future treatment of the disease. Here’s what they found.
A seventh Victorian has died from coronavirus in 24 hours as 300 new cases were confirmed. It comes as ADF troops get set to doorknock positive virus cases after it was revealed a quarter of those infected were unable to be contacted within a day of testing positive.
In a jarring sight, soldiers in full uniform have patrolled Melbourne’s streets with police officers. The two forces have come together in the state’s fight against coronavirus. It comes as another five Victorians died and 403 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours.
An alarming number of Victorians are going out while feeling sick or awaiting COVID-19 test results, with Premier Daniel Andrews warning the lockdown will be extended if people keep failing to isolate. It comes as the state recorded a new daily high for virus cases and another meat processing plant shut down due to a number of cases.
A naked man has been arrested in a bizarre incident in Melbourne’s north, with witnesses saying he leapt from his car before dashing through parkland. And a police search uncovered contraband items in his car.
Shoppers at some of Victoria’s biggest retailers will be turned away if they are not wearing a mask, with Kmart and Bunnings among the stores to enforce a “no mask, no entry” policy when the state’s mandatory face-covering rules begin on Thursday.
A growing number of women and families who fear they could be putting themselves at risk by attending hospital during the coronavirus pandemic are opting for an alternative birth plan.
Women who exercise while pregnant could greatly boost their child’s health by reversing the effects of unhealthy diabetes-causing genes inherited from their fathers.
Nursing homes across Victoria are working desperately to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks from turning deadly. There are now 30 aged care facilities in lockdown as fears grow over the virus spreading through regional homes.
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