COVID-19

Surprising COVID-19 pay cuts and job losses

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Pay cuts and job losses have been felt in surprising areas of the workforce as the coronavirus crisis proves it ...

Zoom, Skype, Houseparty: Worst way to chat online

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Millions of people are firing up their webcams for the first time, replacing cocktail hour, book clubs, trivia nights and ...

Watch: COVID-19 update

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Watch here on SBS News for breaking national and international news, including COVID-19 updates. Powered by WPeMatico

Runners and cyclists crowd Barcelona after 49 days of lockdown

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Runners and cyclists crowded paths near the beach in Barcelona with adults allowed out for exercise for the first time ...

Possible infection control breaches investigated as 14th resident dies at Sydney’s Newmarch House

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Australia has now recorded 94 COVID-19 deaths, after a 14th Newmarch resident died in New South Wales. Powered by WPeMatico

After seven weeks in lockdown, people in Spain have finally been allowed outside to exercise

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People in Spain have been finally allowed outside to exercise after a large coronavirus outbreak forced people into a seven-week ...

Man dressed as ‘Grim Reaper’ protests reopening of Florida beaches

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The black-clad figure was acted out by local attorney Daniel Uhlfelder as a protest against what he considers to be ...

Tom Gleisner’s tricky HYBPA conundrum

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The team behind the Logie-hogging Have You Been Paying Attention? faced something of a dilemma when it came to making ...

Billion dollar plan to make more medicines in Australia

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Exclusive: Australians struggling to get prescriptions filled as drug supply from China and India is disrupted by COVID-19 could be ...

Rich Chinese still get Aussie ‘Golden Ticket’ visa

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Exclusive: Rich Chinese investors are still the main recipients of Australia’s “Golden Ticket’’ residency visas, four years after the Productivity ...

CSIRO uses Victorian tech in new face mask trial

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The CSIRO is developing lifesaving filtration materials for face-masks, helping boost supplies of vital medical equipment made in Australia. Powered ...

Premier accused of shattering Victoria’s education system

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Premier Daniel Andrews has taken a sledgehammer to the Victorian education system, according to Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan. Powered ...

Cheers in New York as last Javits Centre COVID-19 patient leaves the facility

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Last COVID-19 patient Francisco Velasco got a standing ovation from healthcare workers as he was wheeled out of the Javits ...

Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest: ‘Australia could be split down the middle with racism and violence’

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The mining magnate has hit out at the press saying they could foment division that could see Australia “split down ...

Anti-viral drug given OK for emergency use

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Drug maker Gilead will donate 1.5 million vials of the drug remdesivir to US hospitals, after the FDA authorised its ...

Empty Mumbai attracts thousands of pink flamingos

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The lockdown in Mumbai had a new side effect on the city this week as a lake was painted in ...

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian urges weekend virus testing as restrictions ease

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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has urged people to come forward for COVID-19 testing over the weekend even if they have ...

Statement on the third meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

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The third meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) regarding the coronavirus ...

WHO and European Investment Bank strengthen efforts to combat COVID-19 and build resilient health systems to face future pandemics

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WHO and the European Investment Bank enhance cooperation to support countries in addressing the health impact of COVID-19 The first ...

China ‘offended’ by Australia’s influence

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China now sees Australia as an influential player globally in shaping anti-Chinese sentiment and their aggressive rhetoric stems less from ...

Aussies suffering ‘lockdown fatigue’

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If you are sick of being cooped up at home, it seems you’re not alone. Powered by WPeMatico

Victorian cases spike amid fresh outbreak

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This coronavirus article is unlocked and free to read in the interest of community health and safety. Get full digital ...

Best places to work during the pandemic

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Job security pledges, staff bonuses and salaries paid in advance are among the initiatives being offered to Australia’s luckiest workers ...

What a day on the COVID-19 frontline is like for our ambos

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Veteran MICA paramedic Cullen Hamilton starts preparing for work long before he’s called out on his first job. Powered by ...

Billions worldwide living with herpes

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About half a billion people worldwide are living with genital herpes, and several billion have an oral herpes infection, new ...

Nintendo Direct Not Coming in June as Usual as COVID-19 Delays First-Party Projects

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While the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the cancellation of major events like E3 and Gamescom, we can still expect some major reveals ...

Scott Morrison, Peter Dutton slam Victorian health official over Captain Cook tweet

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Victoria’s second highest public health official has come under fire after a tweet comparing Captain Cook’s arrival in Australia to ...

Australian Defence Force says five members have caught coronavirus in the Middle East

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Five Defence members stationed in the Middle East have been brought home after testing positive for COVID-19. Powered by WPeMatico

Sydney aged care resident and elderly woman in Tasmania die of coronavirus

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Another elderly woman in northwest Tasmania and another resident at Sydney’s Newmarch House have died of coronavirus. NSW Premier Gladys ...

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin diagnosed with coronavirus

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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin says he will self-isolate after testing positive for COVID-19. Powered by WPeMatico