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Virus lockdowns bring some unintended consequences - not all bad

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Salmonella growing in a petri dish Source: AAP

With half of the world's population now in shutdown in a bid to slow the coronavirus pandemic, many elements of normal daily are changing - and not just the things we'd expect.


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By Amelia Dunn

Source: SBS



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With half of the world's population now in shutdown in a bid to slow the coronavirus pandemic, many elements of normal daily are changing - and not just the things we'd expect.


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