Starting this Monday on 9News Melbourne with PETER HITCHENER, we present COPING WITH COVID – a series of special stories to help you get through the biggest health and economic crisis the world has faced in more than a century.

COPING WITH COVID will be your nightly survival guide to help you and your family navigate your way through the shutdown.

Each night we will cover a range of issues, from food to finance to fitness.

Medical reporter EMILY RICE will present these stories on both our 4.00pm and 6.00pm daily bulletins.

We’ll feature a range of experts across a broad scope of topics to give you simple tips on how best to adapt to the unprecedented circumstances in which we find ourselves.

Among the topics to be covered are:

• FOOD – how to keep eating-in at home affordable and healthy, while reducing the number of trips to the supermarket.
• MONEY – how to keep living expenses down while in lockdown. We’ll look at ways to lower your spending on your mortgage, power and telecommunications.
• FITNESS – with gymnasiums closed, we’ll show you the most user-friendly and affordable online fitness classes.
• TECHNOLOGY – how to stay connected to family and friends with the simplest social technology. Plus, we look at ways to improve your internet service: how much should you pay and how long should you have to wait for connection?
• GARDENING – how you can start growing your own food, even in an apartment. 

For further information, please contact:
Nine Publicity
Terry Stuart
TStuart@nine.com.au

Friday, April 17, 2020