CSIRO's head of Health and Biosecurity department Dr Rob Grenfell has produced a series of online videos.
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These videos address common misconceptions about COVID-19.
In part one, Dr Grenfell discussed the issue of the flu as well as COVID-19 during the winter period.
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He addressed the question "now that winter is here, does the risk of the virus increase?"
Dr Grenfell explained how the virus can carry much more easily inside buildings and with people spending more time indoors during the colder months, more cases arise.
Dr Grenfell was a Horsham based GP for many years, and he has been the head of the Health and Biosecurity department for several years.
Dr Grenfell has a keen interest in the pandemic and has wrote numerous papers on the subject.
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Alison Foletta
Alison Foletta is The Examiner's local government reporter. Before starting at The Examiner in Launceston, Tasmania she worked in Horsham, Victoria for The Wimmera Mail-Times and also worked in Victoria's North East in a small town called Alexandra. Email: alison.foletta@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Alison Foletta is The Examiner's local government reporter. Before starting at The Examiner in Launceston, Tasmania she worked in Horsham, Victoria for The Wimmera Mail-Times and also worked in Victoria's North East in a small town called Alexandra. Email: alison.foletta@austcommunitymedia.com.au
