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Lockdown legacy: How staying home caused a surge in Qld STIs
Monday March 22, 2021
Social distancing worked against COVID-19 and even the flu, but at home there were other dangers.
A billboard for a Queensland sexual health campaign. (Supplied)
A study published in Communicable Diseases Intelligence has provided a revealing insight into the health trends in regional Australia during the pandemic.
Researchers collected data on notifiable diseases for the six-month period between April 1 and September 30 in central Queensland. They found that lockdowns, social distancing, travel restrictions and even better hygiene practices contributed to a…
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