A message from a young person with Covid
The Briefing20 Aug 2020

A message from a young person with Covid

If you think Coronavirus is just an old person’s disease then think again. Older people might be more likely to die from COVID 19 but it’s actually people in their 20s who are the most likely to contract and spread the virus.

Today we hear the harrowing story of Marcus Tomoff, a 28-year-old from Florida who contracted Covid-19 in June and is still dealing with really serious health and neurological problems. Marcus also infected his parents. He has a message that he hopes will get through to his fellow young people. We're also joined Dr Sora Park from the News and Media Centre at the University of Canberra.

In today's news headlines:

  • Prime Minister asks state leaders to resolve border closure crisis
  • Qantas sheds 6000 jobs as profits plunge 91 percent
  • Hillary Clinton, Billie Eilish, Barack Obama and Kamala Harris urge voters to kick Trump out

Follow The Briefing

Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast
Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAU
Twitter: @TheBriefingAU

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Avsnitt(2602)

Albo evacuated from The Lodge + The Islamist group that ‘hates Australia’

Albo evacuated from The Lodge + The Islamist group that ‘hates Australia’

Wednesday Headlines: PM evacuated from The Lodge for hours over bomb scare, more than half of Aussies say they’d consider voting for One Nation, more flu deaths recorded in 2025 than any other year th...

24 Feb 21min

How to avoid unnecessary endometriosis surgery + Body of grandfather found

How to avoid unnecessary endometriosis surgery + Body of grandfather found

The Victorian Premier has announced she will refer serious allegations about surgical misconduct with endometriosis patients by leading gynecologist Dr Simon Gordon to police. It follows a damning i...

24 Feb 14min

Albo calls to axe Andrew’s claim to throne + How I escaped porn addiction

Albo calls to axe Andrew’s claim to throne + How I escaped porn addiction

Tuesday Headlines: Albo backs removal of Andrew from royal line of succession, Coalition’s ISIS brides proposal slammed, Australia’s first bullet train could be “shovel ready” in two years, Trump Towe...

23 Feb 21min

The issues driving teachers to quit + Major Mexican drug kingpin killed

The issues driving teachers to quit + Major Mexican drug kingpin killed

New research surveying 16,000 Australian teachers over five years has revealed that mid-career teachers are the most likely to quit before retirement. These aren’t new grads struggling through their f...

23 Feb 14min

Armed man killed at Mar-a-Lago + How to beat the private health hike

Armed man killed at Mar-a-Lago + How to beat the private health hike

Monday Headlines: Coalition to propose new ‘ISIS brides’ law, armed man shot and killed trying to enter Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, Australia looking at ‘all options’ to avoid new 15% US tariffs, Bondi hero r...

22 Feb 20min

Meet the journalist who brought down Prince Andrew

Meet the journalist who brought down Prince Andrew

When Emily Maitlis sat down to question then-Prince Andrew about his links to Jeffrey Epstein in 2019, few could have predicted she would walk away with the scoop of the century. The interview on the ...

20 Feb 33min

The making of a Special Olympian + Actor Eric Dane has died

The making of a Special Olympian + Actor Eric Dane has died

When James Summerhayes got the call from Special Olympics Australia, he’d finished fourth at nationals and thought his Olympic dream was over. But a shock withdrawal changed everything — and suddenly ...

20 Feb 17min

Former Prince Andrew arrested + Inside the private trade of dinosaurs

Former Prince Andrew arrested + Inside the private trade of dinosaurs

Friday Headlines: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested, first meeting of Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, Greg Lynn applies for bail, Aussies drop $17bn at Bunnings and Kmart, and YouTube’s first-ever vi...

19 Feb 24min

Populärt inom Politik & nyheter

svenska-fall
aftonbladet-krim
p3-krim
rss-krimstad
fordomspodden
rss-expressen-dok
flashback-forever
motiv
aftonbladet-daily
rss-sanning-konsekvens
spar
blenda-2
rss-vad-fan-hande
olyckan-inifran
svd-ledarredaktionen
rss-krimreportrarna
rss-frandfors-horna
dagens-eko
rss-flodet
kungligt