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Analysis

How Australia is planning for if - or when - coronavirus spreads locally

The Morrison Government is developing a national emergency response plan to deal with coronavirus. Katherine Gibney, Brett Sutton and Jodie McVernon explain what it means.

Opinion

Empty shelves in a crisis: panic buying, or calm preparation?

Photos of empty supermarket shelves have followed in the wake of coronavirus. But shoppers are not so much panicked as preparing, argue David A. Savage and Benno Torgler.

News

Germany warns of epidemic as coronavirus cases rise outside China

German authorities say the nation is heading for a coronavirus epidemic and can no longer trace all cases, as the number of new infections inside China was for the first time overtaken by those elsewhere.

Opinion

If coronavirus becomes a pandemic, what does that mean?

As coronavirus cases increase, the World Health Organisation warns the outbreak could become a pandemic. But does that refer to the disease’s spread, severity – or both? Epidemiologist and public health researcher Brian Labus explains.

News

Empty shelves and stadiums in Italy's coronavirus crisis

The Italian government is moving toward having soccer matches played behind closed doors in affected areas, as authorities try to contain a spreading virus that has made northern Italy the focal point of the outbreak in Europe.