If essential and lifesaving medicines and proper care are available, accessible and affordable for all people with asthma, they can manage their asthma properly and lead a normal life. On this year rsquo;s World Asthma Day, Dr Guy Marks, Professor of Respiratory Medicine, University of New South Wales (UNSW) Australia and President of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) reminded us that even as asthma continues to be the most common chronic illness in
New science about the fate of freshwater ecosystems released today by the journal
Sustainability finds that only 17 percent of rivers globally are both free-flowing and within protected areas, leaving many of these highly-threatened systems¬ and the species that rely on them at risk. Populations of freshwater species have already declined by 84 percent on average since 1970, with degradation of rivers a leading cause of this decline. As a critical food source for hundreds of millions of people, we need to reverse this trend, said Ian Harrison, freshwater specialist at Conservation International, adjunct professor at Northern Arizona University and co-editor of the journal issue.
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Foreign university students will be given special permission to fly into Australia without going into hotel quarantine. The New South Wales government is planning for international students to be allowed to enter and isolate in purpose-built accommodation in Sydney.
The scheme is expected to start in August, with universities helping students cover the cost of their 14-day quarantine.
Foreign university students have given special permission to fly into Australia without going into hotel quarantine, with the new arrivals starting imminently. Pictured in a queue at a Covid-19 testing centre in Melbourne on Wednesday
The student numbers coming in will be in addition to the existing cap of 3,000 people per week - mostly returning Australians - who can enter and go into hotel quarantine.