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Can coronavirus hide in the brain?

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Can coronavirus hide in the brain?

What happens if you get coronavirus when you're pregnant? What surfaces should you avoid touching? And can children get infected?

Coronacast is a daily podcast that’s all about answering your coronavirus questions. 

Coronacast is a daily podcast that's all about answering your coronavirus questions. 

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On the show today:

  • What are the risks to pregnant women? What will happen if an expectant mother is infected?
  • Can you get coronavirus from mail from overseas? What about other surfaces?
  • Have there been any confirmed cases of children or infants contracting the disease?

And Dr Norman Swan also explains some interesting research regarding what the new coronavirus might be doing in people's brains.

If you want to send in a question, go to abc.net.au/coronavirus and we might answer it tomorrow on the podcast.

Thanks to the ABC Science Unit for helping make this podcast.

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