Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra and Richard Trudgen discuss how germs were discovered and that it took some time for people to connect the idea of germs to disease/illness.
Djiniyini Gondarra and Richard Trudgen discuss why Balanda are so frightened of COVID-19. It looks at the history of plagues and hygiene in Europe and the discovery of germs.
Djiniyini Gondarra and Richard Trudgen discuss the traditional Yolŋu social distancing law, and they explore the right Yolŋu Matha word for virus. They also discuss the search for medicine for Coronavirus.
Djiniyini Gondarra, Kerry Mills and Richard Trudgen talks through how the virus moves very quickly from China to other places and from one person to another person.
Djiniyini Gondarra, Dr Kerry Mills and Richard Trudgen continue the conversation about how the virus can be floating in little droplets of mucus in the air. Djiniyini asks, “How do these viruses enter the body”?
Djiniyini Gondarra and Richard Trudgen discuss different Coronavirus issues, such as why is Arnhem Land a restricted area, how long will the virus last, and the meaning of term 'second wave'.
Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra and Richard Trudgen talk about the old Balanda culture around hygiene & what happened when people moved from villages to cities