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These 10 questions about coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions will test your knowledge around the advice and measures enforced in Australia to subside the spread of COVID-19.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison once said, 'life will not be the same' and asked Australians to adjust to a new life that is out of our comfort zone.
Here are some of the questions that will test how well you understand some of the measures and advice enforced by Australian authorities:
1.Social distancing means keeping a distance between you and others. But how little is OK?
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- A: 1 metre
- B: 1.5 metres
- C: 2 metres
Explanation: Social distancing is one of the main measures the government is enforcing to slow the spread of the virus. It’s also recommended to ovoid handshaking, hugs, and kisses and to use tap-and-go payments with your debit card instead of handling cash.
2.What are some common symptoms of coronavirus?
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- A: Tooth ache, hair loss and knee swelling
- B: Dry cough, fever and tiredness
- C: Chest pain, seizures and high blood pressure
Explaination: The most common coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms reported are: fever, breathing difficulties, breathlessness, dry cough, sore throat, fatigue or tiredness.
3.Authorities are asking people not to leave their homes unless it’s absolutely necessary. Which of the following is NOT considered necessary?
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- A: Going to work or to school
- B: Buying essentials
- C: Taking a holiday to a regional area
- D: Exercising
Explanation: When leaving your hone for essential trips, make sure to maintain social distancing, practice good hygiene, and follow the gathering limits.
4.Which of the following is the government currently NOT recommending everyone do to protect themselves from infection?
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- A: Cough or sneeze into your flexed elbow
- B: Cover your cough and sneeze with a tissue and dispose it straight away
- C: Avoiding touching your face
- D: Wear a mask
Explanation: There’s little evidence to support the widespread use of surgical masks by healthy people. It is NOT recommended you wear a mask unless you are ill or caring for a person with a confirmed or probable case of COVID-19.
5.The National Cabinet agreed to limit both indoor and outdoor gatherings to two persons only with some exemptions. Which of the following is prohibited?
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- A: Gathering at work or school
- B: People of the same household/family unit going out together
- C: Public transport and airports
- D: Eating out on a restaurant
Explanation: The two-person limit also applies indoors. Every household is allowed on visitor with the exemption of immediate family members who live across multiple households.
6. What is the maximum number of people who can attend a wedding?
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- A: 5 people
- B: 6 people
- C: 7 people
Explanation: Weddings are restricted to 5 people, including the couple, the celebrant, and witnesses.
7. What is the maximum number of people who can gather for a funeral?
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- A: 9 people
- B: 10 people
- C: 11 people
Explanation: The Federal Government has given the states and territories the power to make exemptions in special circumstances.
8. When there is a permitted gathering in an enclosed area, people should observe a rule of 1 person per how many metres?
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- A: 3 square metres
- B: 4 square metres
- C: 5 square metres
Explanation: This rule applies to all indoor gatherings including weddings funerals, hairdressers and barber shops.
9. COVID-19 spreads from human to human through?
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- A: Droplets from coughs or sneezes
- B: Touching surfaces or objects with droplets on them
- C: Close contact with an infectious person
- D: All the above
Explanation: The virus can spread from person to person through close contact with an infectious person (including in the 24 hours before they had symptoms), contact with droplets from an infected person’s cough or sneeze, and touching objects or surfaces (like doorknobs or tables) that have droplets from an infected person, and then touching your mouth or face.
10. What shouldn’t you do when self-isolating?
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- A: Receive visitors
- B: Go into your garden
- C: Regularly clean surfaces in shared areas such as door handles and tables
- D: Exercise
Explaination: Self-isolation means staying at home for 14 days and includes: People who have tested positive for COVID-19 but who don’t need to be in hospital; People who have come into close contact with a person who has tested positive and people returning from overseas before midnight on March 28.
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