COVID-19
22,577 new NSW Covid cases, Vic Omicron surge
There are 901 people in hospital with the virus, up from 832 on Friday, while ten more people have been ...
7442 new cases; more test changes to ease pressure
Victoria has broken another daily case record, annoucing 7442 new Covid infections and nine deaths overnight.Currently, 451 Covid patients are ...
Vic cases soar to 5919 amid new testing rules
Victoria and NSW have again smashed their daily record of Covid cases as Omicron continues to spread and Delta lingers.In ...
Qld braces for tens of thousands of cases
The advice follows Thursday’s national cabinet meeting, which saw a national definition for close contact created. The decision, made by ...
‘Until further notice’: Testing clinics close
As NSW daily infections reached 21,151 on Friday, Royal North Shore Hospital’s testing clinic remains closed, along with two other ...
Victoria records 5919 new Covid cases
There are now 428 infected people in Victorian hospitals, with 54 active in intensive care and 21 on ventilators.More than ...
NSW Covid cases spike to 21,151; Vic has 5919 amid new rules
There are now 763 in hospital with the virus, 69 of which are in intensive care.There were 148,410 tests conducted ...
NSW records 12,226 new Covid-19 cases
There are now 746 people in hospital with the virus, a jump of 121 from Wednesday, 63 of which are ...
Vic records 5137 Covid cases, 13 deaths
There are now 395 infected people in Victorian hospitals with 55 active in intensive care and 23 on ventilators.More than ...
‘Two weeks’: New deadline for vax rollout
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday morning, Mr Hunt said they had now passed 2.25 million Covid vaccine booster ...
Revealed: Where you can still buy rapid antigen tests
But the increase in demand means they’ve become hard to find.It’s a tough job to snag some, but if you’ve ...
Top medic slammed over New Year’s Eve plea
The state recorded its highest ever daily tally on Wednesday with 1472 new Covid-19 cases, prompting the professor to tell ...
Launch of the WHO Bulletin theme issue on behavioural science
The Bulletin of the World Health Organization is a fully open-access journal of public health with a special focus on low and middle-income countries. ...
Belgium and WHO sign new agreement to increase global equitable access to essential health products and technologies
On 16 December 2021 the Government of Belgium and WHO signed a new €8 million multiyear contribution agreement for the ...
From vaccines to vaccinations: seventh meeting of the Multilateral Leaders Task Force on COVID-19 Vaccines, Therapeutics and Diagnostics
The heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Health Organization and World Trade Organization held high-level consultations ...
WHO lists 9th COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use with aim to increase access to vaccination in lower-income countries
Today, the World Health Organization issued an emergency use listing (EUL) for NVX-CoV2373, expanding the basket of WHO-validated vaccines against ...
Hazzard warning: Make RAT tests the new norm
Mr Hazzard said he has spoken to NSW Health about the issue of pregnant women waiting for hours in testing ...
Nightclubbing teen charged with Covid breach
The 19-year-old from Kensington Park was charged with failing to comply with directions under the Emergency Management Act on Tuesday.He ...
Scratchy or sore: how to tell if you have Omicron or Delta
Other than a PCR test and further genome sequencing, a scratchy throat could be a key sign you’re infected with ...
Andrews government’s Covid cover-up exposed
After a fight to expose the truth, the Herald Sun can reveal a secret Supreme Court ruling has confirmed personal ...
Qld scraps testing rule as cases hit 1158
The state had flagged the change was likely just 24 hours ago, with chief health officer Dr John Gerrard advising ...
Virus experts reveal how to ease Covid testing woes
It comes as Victoria announced 1999 new Covid cases and three deaths on Monday.After swab centres were again overwhelmed, epidemiologists ...
New UK restrictions loom amid shock Omicron twist
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will decide on Monday whether to introduce new curbs due to the Omicron variant. Government ...
Qld resumes Covid surge with 784 cases
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Monday said she expects that number – which was a jump on Sunday’s 714 cases — ...
Vaxxed male becomes NSW’s first Omicron death
The man in his 80s from western Sydney died at Westmead Hospital.“The man was a resident of the Uniting Lilian ...
Victoria records 1999 new Covid cases
There were also three deaths.Currently, 368 people are hospitalised with 80 of those in intensive care and 38 on ventilators. ...
‘We’re all going to get Omicron’: NSW Health Minister
“We’re all going to get Omicron … (but) Omicron is not as severe in terms of its impact on individuals,” ...
Warning that ‘we’re all going to get Omicron’
It comes after the state set a previous record of 6288 infections on Christmas Day, up from 5612 on Friday.Mr ...
‘You wouldn’t know’: Warning on test delays
More than 109,000 tests were carried out on Christmas Day, but Brad Hazzard on Sunday urged only those with symptoms ...
Testing clinics forced to close in Victoria
The state recorded 1608 new cases and two deaths on Boxing Day – a drop from the 2108 cases and ...
