COVID-19
Hotel’s Covid fail after shock pic emerged
An essential Covid-19 protocol was not in place when a disturbing image was snapped from inside a Sydney quarantine hotel.NSW ...
Victoria hoarding hundreds of thousands of vaccine doses
As of Sunday, the state had only administered 613,000 out of 980,000 doses it had on hand, frustrating the federal ...
Six train lines on urgent covid alert
But in a promising sign the state is getting on top of the latest outbreak, the number of venues on ...
Alarm as Victorian testing rates fall
Coronavirus tests in a 24-hour period peaked at 57,519 on Wednesday last week, but just 24,265 results were received in ...
Premier finally gets Covid-19 vaccine
The Queensland Premier was administered her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on Monday morning with the state’s chief health ...
A jab to the forehead is fine, but not one that saves lives
“Awesome, you got Pfizered. How long did you have to wait?”“Yeah, nah, I’m not talking about the vax. Are you ...
Victoria records 5 new virus cases
The state now has had a total of 78 active cases, while the outbreak now stands at 69 infections.According to ...
Map shows where Delta strain family went
The Delta strain has so far been found in seven people from two families in Victoria, including three children.Chief health ...
Victoria records five new Covid cases
Five new locally acquired cases have been recorded overnight, with one new case detected in hotel quarantine. The new case ...
Anti-vax doctor’s dangerous Covid claims exposed
The Saturday Herald Sun can reveal North Sunshine GP Mark Hobart has also come to the attention of medical authorities ...
Melbourne’s latest outbreak a cluster of curveballs
False positives are not a common feature of Covid-19 testing, but their possibility increases as the infection rate falls. The ...
How everyday act spreads virus faster
Health officials have long monitored wastewater and sewage as a way to track where the virus may be lurking in ...
Vic demands more jabs as cases grow
The new cases takes the number of local cases in the state’s latest outbreak to 65.The health department also confirmed ...
Merlino only learned of false positives overnight
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Victoria sends vaccine SOS to double jabs
Acting Premier James Merlino said on Friday the Commonwealth had indicated it would do all it could to fulfil the ...
Victoria’s huge virus vaccine demand
Acting Premier James Merlino fronted the media early on Friday morning before the national cabinet meeting, where he requested the ...
Shock statistic behind virus outbreaks
Researchers from the University of Melbourne have found that for every 204 Covid-19 infected travellers that have undergone their mandatory ...
Melb faces longer restrictions as Frydenberg ‘considers’ support
While it’s hoped the extended lockdown will end next Thursday, it’s unlikely life won’t return to how it was before ...
State reveals new vaccine hubs
Health Minister Yvette D’Ath said the plan was to vaccinate as many of the remaining frontline workers, aged care workers, ...
Dane Swan’s stinging advice for government who ‘fail us’
Collingwood champion Dane Swan called for those in charge to stand down. Brownlow Medallist Swan says the people in charge ...
Victoria records 2 new local cases
It brings the state’s active case count to 69 as the number of exposure sites increases to 370.Victoria’s health department ...
Photo shows crazy Covid testing queue
Vision from a Channel 10 helicopter captured a huge line of cars waiting for a coronavirus test at the drive-through ...
Victoria’s lockdown to be extended as cases grow
It brings the state’s active case count to 67 as the number of exposure sites increases to 351.It comes as ...
Melbourne Covid case visited Anglesea
The Anglesea Golf Club Bistro has been listed as a tier one exposure site. Barwon Health says it is working ...
How Coles, Woolies are tracking virus
It comes as health authorities listed six shopping precincts of “particular concern” and warned how quickly the virus was spreading ...
Vaccinated Aussies could travel overseas ‘in six weeks’
Health Minister Greg Hunt reportedly outlined the proposal to his Coalition colleagues on Tuesday, according to The Guardian. Australia’s border ...
The new names given to mutant Covid strains
The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced a new naming system for the key Covid-19 variants on Tuesday in a bid ...
Victoria records 3 new virus cases
There are now a total of 63 active cases and 329 exposure sites across the state.The Victorian health department reported ...
US, UK ‘travel bubbles’ appear on horizon
Qantas chief Alan Joyce made the bold pronouncement as he continued his campaign to encourage more Australians to get the ...
‘You didn’t think’: Kochie fires up
Sunrise host David Koch fired up at Aged Care Services Minister Richard Colbeck over the new virus cluster that has ...
