Less food poisoning, more cybercrime: the unintended consequences of the coronavirus shutdown

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With half of the world's population in shutdown to try and slow the spread of coronavirus, many elements of normal daily life are changing - and not always in the ways we'd expect.

Ms Buchtmann said if everyone can keep up these practices, the Food Safety Council is hoping to see a drop in food poisoning cases, which are usually a massive burden on the health system.

Australian Banking Association CEO Anna Bligh speaks to the media during a press conference in Sydney, Monday, March 30, 2020."There are literally hundreds of thousands of people, individuals and small businesses, trying to access the bank support packages," she said. Ms Bligh said while bank branches are expected to stay open during the shutdown, some will be forced to close because of staffing issues.

 

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