COVID-19

Twist in vax mandate court fight

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The Herald Sun can reveal lawyers for more than 100 Victorians fighting against the mandates will next week seek to ...

Shocking allegations of Covid grant fraud

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Service NSW chief executive Damon Rees told a budget estimates hearing some programs have a suspected fraud rate of up ...

Brain damage, shrinkage: Horror new long Covid find

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A mild case of Covid-19 can cause “significant” damage to the brain, and the shock extent of the neurobiological harm ...

Hope for CBD as offices slowly start to fill

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The Property Council of Australia’s latest Office Occupancy Survey found Melbourne reached 15 per cent occupancy, compared to a record ...

Woman dies as Covid hospitals spike

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“Sadly, WA Health has confirmed one person who tested positive for Covid-19 – a female in her 40s with other ...

Victoria records big change in Covid deaths

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In Victoria, 5046 new infections and four Covid deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours.There were 219 infected people ...

City foot traffic soars as office workers return

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Pedestrian sensors in the city ­recorded a week-on-week uptick, with activity at the Bourke St Bridge – a thoroughfare for ...

WA reaches grim Covid milestone

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There were 2289 new cases overnight, of which only 10 were travel-related.Just over 1500 were confirmed by a PCR test ...

Alarming number of CBD workers won’t return

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In a devastating blow to Melbourne’s CBD, Premier Daniel Andrews says just 60 per cent of workers are likely to ...

World Obesity Day 2022 – Accelerating action to stop obesity

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More than 1 billion people worldwide are obese – 650 million adults, 340 million adolescents and 39 million children. This ...

WHO updates its treatment guidelines to include molnupiravir

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This ninth update of WHO’s guideline on therapeutics includes a recommendation that casirivimab-imdevimab not be used for patients infected with ...

World leaders and experts call for action to protect the environment from antimicrobial pollution

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World leaders and experts today called for global action to reduce antimicrobial pollution recognising this as critical to combatting rising ...

New Zealand and WHO: partnering for a healthier future

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Geneva, 25 February 2022 – On the occasion of the Human Rights Council, Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand, ...

COVID-19 pandemic triggers 25% increase in prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide

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In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25%, according ...

Major backflip on cops’ vaccine mandate

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Back in November last year, a direction was issued under the Emergency Management Act making it compulsory for all SA ...

Health official grilled over Covid calls

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The state’s capital, Melbourne, earnt the title of most locked-down city in the world, forcing its residents to stay at ...

Mattress giant’s dig at McGowan

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The company said like Mark McGowan, the Cushy Sofa Bed was “best known for its ability to open and close ...

Victoria’s busiest vax hubs revealed

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Exclusive new data obtained by the Herald Sun has revealed that Victorian health services have delivered more vaccines than any ...

Why WA hard border could return

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There were many emotional family reunions at Perth Airport on Thursday, with quarantine-free travel allowed again after almost 700 days ...

Where new mental health clinics will open

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More than 20 new mental health centres have been slated to open from the middle of next year as the ...

‘Absolutely brutal’: Mum’s border heartbreak

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The forbidden state enforced harsh border measures for more than 700 days, with WA isolating itself from the rest of ...

‘Toughest month’ ahead for WA

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On Wednesday, WA reported 1766 new local cases of Covid-19 and four linked to out-of-state arrivals.That follows 1179 new cases ...

Charles opens up about Queen’s Covid battle

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Prince Charles, who also recently recovered from the virus, allegedly spoke to a golf course administrative worker named Janice Jacom ...

Only one reason to use Novavax as booster

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AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 jab is also no longer recommended for use as a booster in people who got the jab initially, ...

Shock finding on paracetamol

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The University of Sydney study found that taking these common pain medications immediately before or after getting vaccinated could reduce ...

ScoMo gives Covid update from isolation

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In a video shared to Facebook, the Prime Minister was keen to take the focus off his sickness and onto ...

‘Developing a fever’: PM tests positive for Covid

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Mr Morrison released a statement late on Tuesday night confirming he had contracted the virus and would be “recovering over ...

7126 new cases, spike in Covid deaths

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Victoria has recorded 7126 new Covid cases, along with 28 deaths.It’s the biggest spike in deaths since 41 fatalities were ...

Shock finding about pain relief drugs and Covid

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Taking paracetamol (Panadol) or ibuprofen (Nurofen) before or immediately after your Covid vaccine, or any vaccine, could reduce the body’s ...

Push for free public transport in Melbourne

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The lofty plan was put forward by the Liberals’ spokesman for small business and CBD recovery, David Southwick, who said ...