Chris Spyrou

Staying from home is something that we got good at during the pandemic, but some of us have started to forget that.

What is the best advice if you do have the flu?

What should you be doing and how can you get over it a lot quicker than what's originally planned?

And just asking for a friend who grew up in an incredibly ethnic household, how do we feel about putting onions on the feet when one is sick?

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That was Professor in Infectious Disease at the ANU Medical School, Peter Collin-Young, speaking with me there.

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Morning, Sash.

We're starting overseas and there are reports that the US and Iran are inching towards a 14-point plan to end the war.

Iran says it's reviewing the US's latest proposal passed through Pakistani mediators, which would first end the fighting, then open up talks on the Strait of Hormuz, lifting sanctions and curbing Iran's nuclear program.

Meantime, Israel is continuing its bombardment of Lebanon with an airstrike this morning hitting the southern suburbs of Beirut for the first time in weeks.

Israel says it's responding to Hezbollah attacks on its troops, who are still occupying parts of southern Lebanon in breach of the ceasefire.

Israeli strikes are believed to have killed more than 2,700 people in Lebanon since March, while Israel says it's lost 17 soldiers and a civilian contractor.

Now, a passenger who had already left the MV Hondias has tested positive at home in Switzerland after the cruise operator emailed people who had been on board about the spreading illness.

The man's infection brings the total number of suspected cases to eight cases, with five people confirmed to be infected after lab tests.

Three people have died and three others are seriously ill.