In the scheme of things, Australia is becoming a bit of a poster child for how to handle the coronavirus pandemic.

Helped by having no land borders and by locking things down relatively quickly, the number of positive cases is now low.

But that can change quickly.

Today on Coronacast, where are we headed? What could life look like in the weeks ahead?

On today's show:

* Why are death rates different from country to country?

And Dr Norman Swan also talks about some research on how effective school closures are on controlling coronavirus spread.