COVID-19
WA records Covid-19 death as cases surge
WA Health reported 7151 new infections overnight, taking the total number of active cases to 31,211.“WA Health can confirm a ...
Warning against push to scrap mask rules for workers
The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Australian Retailers Association and the Australian Hotels Association say employees will walk away ...
Protesters drop fight against vaccine mandate
But those questions will never be answered after more than 100 Victorians fighting against the mandates on Wednesday dropped their ...
‘Tricky’: New mask push shot down
Mater Health Services director of infectious diseases Paul Griffin told 3AW on Thursday that while Covid restrictions should not continue ...
NSW records 20,000 new Covid cases
The state recorded 20,087 new cases on Thursday, down by a third on the shock 30,385 figure reported the day ...
Andrews slammed over triple-0 ‘failure’
Major setbacks within the state’s emergency service have been unearthed in the past year amid the deaths of several Victorians.The ...
Why NSW Covid rules shouldn’t be reinstated
Kudos for the yarn and everything, but I think I speak for the vast majority of earthly inhabitants when I ...
Health experts weigh up Victoria’s mask rules
Now, leading experts have weighed in on the pros and cons of wearing masks. Who needs to wear a mask?• ...
‘Grateful to be boosted’: Barack Obama tests positive for Covid
“I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise,” Obama tweeted, adding that his wife, ...
‘Anti-vax’ health bureaucrats slammed for new mask plan
On Saturday it was reported that agency bureaucrats had recommended NSW return to indoor mask rules, density limits, bans on ...
When you can get your hands on $200 voucher
The $30m travel voucher scheme, announced by the state government last month, will initially open up to seniors this week.The ...
Key sectors face jab mandate pressure
The state last month extended the third-dose jab requirements for health workers amid concern tens of thousands of workers would ...
Explained: New Covid variant in Australia
In NSW this week, Health Minister Brad Hazzard revealed cases could “more than double” in six weeks as a result ...
Fruit and veg growers owed millions after In2Food collapse
A report into the demise of the In2Food Australia Group last year has also raised question about whether the company ...
WHO issues new guidelines on abortion to help countries deliver lifesaving care
The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing new guidelines on abortion care today, in a bid to protect the health ...
Interim Statement on COVID-19 vaccines in the context of the circulation of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 Variant from the WHO Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition (TAG-CO-VAC), 08 March 2022
Key messages: The TAG-CO-VAC is reviewing available data to optimize vaccine mediated protection against prevalent circulating variants. The TAG-CO-VAC strongly ...
Act Now to Save Lives and Prevent Migrants From Going Missing
<p>Thousands of migrants go missing or die each year along migration routes. In 2018, United Nations Member States committed to ...
Eighth Meeting of the Multilateral Leaders Task Force on COVID-19, 1 March 2022: “Third Consultation with the CEOs of leading vaccine manufacturers”
The heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Health Organization, and World Trade Organization held high-level consultations ...
Joint statement on the prioritization of monitoring SARS-CoV-2 infection in wildlife and preventing the formation of animal reservoirs
As we enter the third year of the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is spreading between people at ...
Covid cases set to soar as mutant strain hits Victoria
On Friday, Victoria’s Health Minister Martin Foley said the state had “seen a steady increase in the BA.2 sub-variant.” However, ...
Covid infections decline overnight
The BA. 2 subvariant is known to spread faster than the original version, but authorities are yet to be certain ...
‘Twilight city’ plan to reawaken Melbourne CBD
In a dig at Sydney, Lord Mayor Sally Capp said Melbourne’s night-life was part of its identity.An expert committee has ...
Major rule change coming: Treat Covid like the cold or flu
But the change, which will be phased in by state and territory authorities when they are ready, will still see ...
Tune that gets Premier dancing
Speaking to 5AA Radio on Friday morning, Steven Marshall was asked which tune got him out of his seat and ...
New Covid strain to sweep across Australia
The BA. 2 subvariant, or ‘stealth variant’, is known to spread faster than the original version.The NSW Government predicts it ...
New Covid strain hits Australia: What we know
The BA. 2 subvariant, or ‘stealth variant’, is known to spread faster than the original version.The NSW Government predicts it ...
How Covid cases have risen during NSW’s wild weather
The BA.2 variant, a sub-strain of Omicron, spreads faster than its predecessor and is expected to become the dominant strain ...
Alarm as drug-resistant Covid-19 emerges
One of the main medicines used to combat severe cases of Covid-19 is causing the virus to mutate and there ...
Tools, jab, snag: Bunnings to host vaccine pop-ups
From next Wednesday, shoppers will be able to add a vaccine to their shopping cart after the state government revealed ...
Melbourne suburbs where kids are lagging in jab rate
Health Minister Greg Hunt is now reigniting his push for school-based vaccination programs after experts met last week to discuss ...
