Impact of coronavirus in Australia

We are still in the early days of this pandemic. It is not too premature, however, to start writing its history through images. Here are some of the impacts of COVID-19 in Australia.

Panic buying, supermarket

In March, supermarket shelves were emptying as Australians started panic buying essentials such as toilet paper, pasta and rice. People wait patiently while maintaining a careful distance from each other in the toilet paper aisle for a delivery of toilet paper, paper towel and pasta at Supermarket. 

Empty Melbourne CBD

The atmosphere is bleak and unnerving. An empty city is a lonely city. A city needs its people. Today, the usually bustling alleyways in Melbourne’s CBD lie mute, waiting for the stage four restrictions to pass.

Face mask and face shield

As the virus asserts its grip, the face mask has now become a symbol of the next phase of our collective efforts to suppress COVID-19. In the 17th century, plague doctors were recognised by their distinctive beak-like masks when attending sick patients, protecting the doctors from “bad air” and preventing contagion. Centuries on, the basic premise of creating a barrier between the patient and the health workforce remains remarkably the same.