COVID-19

Covid hospitalisations climb in Queensland

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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said there were 929 people in hospital, significantly up from 878 reported yesterday. More than 50 patient ...

Where to find a rapid antigen test in NSW, ACT

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Pharmacies and supermarkets across NSW are struggling to fill the increasing demand as the overseas supply chains dry up. One ...

Arrests over alleged RAT theft

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Both were nabbed at the Moonee Valley Racecourse about 4pm on Sunday, police said in a statement.A 19-year-old man from ...

Joyce forced to apologise; 54 new Covid deaths

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During a radio interview on ABC RN on Monday morning, the Nationals leader was asked if Australia can “really say ...

Victoria promising Covid milestone

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There are now 998 infected people in Victorian hospitals, with 119 in intensive care and 47 on ventilators.Victoria’s pre-Omicron peak ...

Why Barnaby is forced to apologise

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For much of the pandemic, Australia has been the envy of the rest of the world for how it kept ...

Celebs back ‘brave’ Bogut over tweet scandal

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Bogut, who isn’t affiliated with any political party, received a warning letter from the Victorian Electoral Commission because the post ...

Big decision on NSW restrictions

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Mandatory masks indoors and dancing bans are expected to remain in place across NSW as the state continues to battle ...

Mask wearing, no dancing restrictions extended

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And while the hospitality and entertainment sector have been lobbying for a return of singing and dancing, the ban on ...

PM: ‘Up to parents to get kids vaccinated’

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Just one in four children were vaccinated by the end of last week and doctors have warned it will be ...

Teachers, students to rapid test twice a week, wear masks

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More than six million tests will be distributed to 3000 public, Catholic and ­independent schools across the state before the ...

U.S. EPA and WHO partner to protect public health

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

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

COVAX delivers its 1 billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose

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On 15 January 2022, a shipment of 1.1 million COVID-19 vaccines to Rwanda included the billionth dose supplied via COVAX. ...

WHO recommends two new drugs to treat COVID-19

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WHO has recommended two new drugs for COVID-19, providing yet more options for treating the disease. The extent to which ...

Dom’s defiant Covid message

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General practitioners only able to access 200 childhood vaccines a fortnight have warned high demand for jabs is quickly outstripping ...

‘Shock’: PM’s message at world forum

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In a wide-ranging speech before a virtual hearing hosted by the World Economic Forum on Friday night, Mr Morrison said ...

Real reason your child won’t get their Covid jab

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And doctors are pleading to be given larger supplies of the vaccine to speed up the roll out.GP practices are ...

Sick anti-vax hoax ‘killing off’ fake kids

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In this harrowing tale, “Steve Leary” claimed his son was vaccinated on Wednesday, January 12, fell ill shortly after and ...

Victoria records 16,016 new cases

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There are now 1029 infected people in Victorian hospitals, with 120 in intensive care and 39 on ventilators.More than 93 ...

AFL anti-vaxxer’s future in doubt

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Regardless of the government regulations in their club’s home state, AFL players are required to have had two doses of ...

Queensland records 16,031 new Covid cases

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Of the new deaths two were unvaccinated, one had received one vaccine, two doses and just one had a booster ...

Baby dies with Covid in NSW

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The infant died in a local hospital in the Hunter Region in December, with the death confirmed by authorities on ...

New rules as Qld opens international border

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And, as Saturday morning dawns, there’ll be a whole new wave of tears and warm embraces.The Sunshine State is mere ...

Victoria records 18,167 Covid cases, 20 deaths

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Victoria has recorded 18,167 new cases and 20 Covid deaths on Friday.There are 1096 infected people in Victorian hospitals, with ...

Pharmacy hell: ‘Four RAT calls a minute’

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The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has issued an urgent plea for customers to stop bombarding them with requests for RATs ...

Family’s anger over youngest Covid death

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Lachlan Moore, 28, this month became the youngest person in the state to die with the virus, passing away in ...

Qld reports 16,812 new cases, nine deaths

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Thursday’s update revealed Covid hospitalisations in the Sunshine State have risen from 835 to 850, while there are now 48 ...

State rules out cutting isolation time

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Authorities in other jurisdictions are considering cutting the required isolation period to just five days. Ahead of Thursday’s national cabinet ...

Vic hospital denies shock Covid claim

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The state government this week declared a code brown for all metropolitan and six regional hospitals, predicting unprecedented pressure would ...