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Andrew Backhouse is the audience editor at news.com.au. He has worked as a journalist for 11 years. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Political Science at the University of Queensland in 2010. He is currently a Juris Doctor student at the University of Southern Queensland.

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TOPSHOT - A health official waits to to collect samples from people for COVID-19 coronavirus testing inside a mobile testing van during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, at Changodar village some 20 kms from Ahmedabad on April 23, 2020. (Photo by SAM PANTHAKY / AFP)

‘Concerning’: Virus infections exploding

The number of coronavirus infections around the world is continuing to rise, now passing three million as the pandemic spreads.

Europe

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence listens. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump reacts to ‘crazy’ taunt

US President Donald Trump has been copping criticism for his coronavirus press conferences and there was one comment that went too far.

Global Coronavirus

Mass graves are dug in Manaus. Picture: Twitter/Alfons Lopez Tena

Disaster in the heart of the Amazon

The coronavirus outbreak in Brazil is worsening, with one city’s healthcare system on the verge of collapse. WARNING: Graphic.

Human Body

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, blue/pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. On Friday, April 3, 2020, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting that eating alkaline foods will stave off the novel coronavirus, which has a pH level of 5.5 to 8.5. Donald Schaffner, extension specialist in food science at Rutgers University, told the AP. â€œThe human body is designed to be really good at maintaining its pH. â€¦ the best way to keep from getting a virus is to stay away from people.â€ (NIAID-RML via AP)

Extremely dangerous virus mutation

A study by Chinese scientists shows the new coronavirus has been able to rapidly mutate into even deadlier strains, wreaking havoc.

UPDATEDHealth

TOPSHOT - Medical personnel move a deceased patient to a refrigerated truck serving as make shift morgues at Brooklyn Hospital Center on April 09, 2020 in New York City. - America's coronavirus epicenter of New York recorded a new single-day high of 799 COVID-19 deaths Thursday but Governor Andrew Cuomo said the rate of hospitalizations continued to fall. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP)

80% of children ‘infected with virus’

A staggering number of children in New York are thought to be infected with coronavirus as the city bears the brunt of the outbreak.

Human Body

Disturbing discovery about virus

The virus that causes COVID-19 can survive for long periods at relatively high temperatures, which has implications for researchers.

Global Coronavirus

Long lines of ambulances outside a hospital in Moscow. Picture: Twitter via Olga Lautman

‘Huge influx’ of coronavirus patients

Video taken in Moscow shows enormous lines of ambulances waiting at a hospital as the country’s coronavirus outbreak worsens.

Health Problems

This image obtained March 12, 2020 courtesy of The National Institutes of Health(NIH)/NIAD-RML shows a scanning electron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2 (round gold objects) emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab, SARS-CoV-2, also known as 2019-nCoV, is the virus that causes COVID-19, which was isolated from a patient in the US. - US President Donald Trump announced a shock 30-day ban on travel from mainland Europe over the coronavirus pandemic that has sparked unprecedented lockdowns, widespread panic and another financial market meltdown March 12, 2020. Trump's unexpected move in a primetime TV address from the Oval Office pummelled stock markets, as traders fretted about the economic impact of the outbreak that is on a seemingly relentless march across the planet. (Photo by Handout / National Institutes of Health / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH/NIAD-RML/HANDOUT " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Missed virus infections exploding globally

Researchers have published new estimates on the true number of people infected with coronavirus, arguing most cases have been missed.

Health Problems

Thick bushfire smoke blankets Sydney seen from Vaucluse.picture John Grainger

Sydney’s air worse than Beijing

Sydney is currently drowning in dangerous smoke from the raging bush fires, with latest readings measuring city air 20 times worse than Beijing.

North America

Family members identified Sabrina Rosario, 29, as being killed in the shooting. Picture: Facebook

Horror as dad shoots his entire family

Police responding to a domestic violence incident in the US have made a gruesome discovery after a father attacked his own family.

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