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Jamie SeidelContributor

After evolving a digital heart (not the pacemaker kind) out of inky veins, Jamie just wants an excuse to learn something new. But he’s fully aware his 32 years’ experience in the news industry has given him just enough knowledge to be dangerous. International affairs. History. Defence. Science. Space. Technology. He has a fascination for them all – particularly when it comes to social fallout. Translating tough concepts into common terms is his craft. His passion is to explore the big picture encompassing world events.

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Coronavirus closures

Surfers at Tamarama were seen climbing over fences to go for a surf despite the beach being closed due to the COVID-19 virus. Picture: David Swift.

Aussie lockdown could outlast others

Places like Italy and New York could be out of lockdown long before Australia, thanks to one unfortunate side effect of our current virus trajectory.

Global Coronavirus

TOPSHOT - Passengers wear hazmat suit as they arrive at the Wuhan Wuchang Railway Station in Wuhan, to leave the city in China's central Hubei province early on April 8, 2020. - Thousands of Chinese travellers flocked to catch trains leaving coronavirus-ravaged Wuhan early April 8, as authorities lifted a more than two-month ban on outbound travel from the city where the global pandemic first emerged. (Photo by NOEL CELIS / AFP)

Leaked report proves fatal virus error

In early November, US spies noticed a series of “red flags” appearing over the city of Wuhan in China – but their warnings fell on deaf ears.

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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 06: A woman cleans on 34th street on April 6, 2020 in New York City. The COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. is approaching 10,000. Kena Betancur/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

City where virus death toll is ‘exploding’

The city that never sleeps has always held a special place in our dreams, but the daily reality in Manhattan has become the stuff of nightmares.

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In this Wednesday, April 1, 2020 photo, Joy Engel holds her son at her home in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Engel, who is pregnant, and her husband, Dr. Ben Hagopian, who works at a family practice and an urgent care clinic, decided to isolate themselves from each since the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Grim reality of how long we’ll stay at home

The month of March felt like an eternity. But the outlook of how long we will actually spend in our homes this year comes down to one big factor.

WUHAN, CHINA - MARCH 30: (CHINA OUT) People wearing face masks line up to enter Wuhan international plaza on March 30, 2020 in Hubei Province, China. Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the coronavirus (COVID-19) first emerged last year, will lift the lockdown on April 8, local media reported. (Photo by Getty Images)

Virus lie that duped the world

China has been applauded globally for containing the coronavirus outbreak within 60 days. But has it really been contained?

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Graph showing Australia's state by statebreakdown of virus statistics.

How long will social distancing last?

Social distancing is here. Social distancing will save us. So what will it take to kiss this social distancing nightmare goodbye?

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The graph that has been doing the rounds on social media. Picture: Supplied

‘Dangerous’ truth about viral graph

A new graph has gone viral, claiming widespread use of masks is the “silver bullet” in the fight against COVID-19 – but it’s ignoring one key fact.

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Volunteer with the Red Cross sorts homemade face masks meant to be sterilized and distributed among people in need in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, March 27, 2020. In Czech Republic it is mandatory that all people must cover their mouths and noses in public to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus called COVID-19. Improvised methods such as a scarf or homemade mask are allowed.The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

How long will virus pandemic last?

More than a billion people are stuck in their homes, wondering when their normal lives will return. When will it end? That depends.

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TOPSHOT - Staff members line up at attention as they prepare to spray disinfectant at Wuhan Railway Station in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on March 24, 2020. - China announced on March 24 that a lockdown would be lifted on more than 50 million people in central Hubei province where the COVID-19 coronavirus first emerged late last year. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT

Fatal mistake that saw virus spread

Stop the flights. Stop the boats. Close the borders. Why didn’t all this stop COVID-19 infecting the world? And will our lockdowns hold it back?

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BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 22: A Chinese police officer wears a protective mask as he stands guard at Beijing Station before the annual Spring Festival on January 22, 2020 in Beijing, China. The number of cases of a deadly new coronavirus rose to over 400 in mainland China Wednesday as health officials stepped up efforts to contain the spread of the pneumonia-like disease which medicals experts confirmed can be passed from human to human. The number of those who have died from the virus in China climbed to nine on Wednesday and cases have been reported in other countries including the United States,Thailand, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

Truth about China’s virus ‘recovery’

Wuhan recorded no new virus cases in the most recent 24-hour reporting period – but is this “miraculous” recovery too good to be true?

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