COVID-19

Premier struck down with Covid

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He said he woke with mild symptoms on Monday and took a rapid antigen test which returned a positive result.He ...

NZ PM’s partner tests positive for Covid

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Ms Ardern broke the news on Instagram on Sunday morning, local time, with a post of a card her daughter ...

WA announces another six Covid deaths

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WA Health on Saturday reported 9243 new cases to 8pm last night and 275 people in hospital.Eleven of those were ...

Nine new Covid deaths as hospital cases surge

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The Victorian government on Saturday afternoon said nine people aged in their 70s, 80s and 90s had died, bringing the ...

Victorian hospitals hit with Covid surge

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The number of people in hospital with Covid has hit 502, the highest number of patients since February 11 this ...

Vaccine considered for 6-month-old babies as US ‘restricts’ J&J jab

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is assessing the possible use of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine for children from six-months to five-years-old ...

First dog in NSW contracts Covid-19

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Symptoms in pets are reported to be similar to ones felt by people, including tiredness and a lack of appetite, ...

Chant’s warning as deadly ‘flurona’ spreads

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New South Wales chief health officer Kerry Chant warned residents that infection rates among children were piling up as influenza ...

WA Covid cases surge past expected peak

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The spike in infections comes less than one week since restrictions eased in the state.WA Health reported 10,182 new infections ...

Vic reaches unwanted Covid milestone

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The Victorian Department of Health reported 14 new Covid-related deaths on Thursday, bringing the total number of lives lost to ...

Aussies warned of triple threat ‘surge’

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A new report released on Monday revealed that Australia has recorded almost 3000 influenza cases so far this year – ...

WA’s unwanted Covid-19 record

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To 8pm on Tuesday, there were 242 people with the virus in hospital and 10 in intensive care, the health ...

Almost 20,000 Covid cases in 24 hours

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NSW recorded 9656 infections in the 24 hours to 4pm on Monday, an increase of 1933 from the day before.Victoria ...

Overseas search to fill critical jobs

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Up to 7000 new healthcare workers – 5000 of them nurses – will be trained and hired to ease pressure ...

How Australia can be ready for another pandemic

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According to the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO), pre-Covid responsibilities for human biodiversity emergencies at international airports were clear, effective ...

‘Flurona’ cases emerge as elderly woman dies

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The Herald Sun understands there have been six cases of influenza and Covid this year as of Wednesday. This included ...

Worrying development that could breed new Covid variants

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US Government researchers are about to launch a study into the rebound effect after a single case was reported in ...

Australia’s new Omicron strains: What you need to know

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Here’s what you need to know about the BA.2.12.1, BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron strains.WHAT IS THE BA.2.12.1 OMICRON STRAIN?The BA.2.12.1 ...

Stark differences between flu and Covid

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It can be difficult to distinguish which illness someone might have as both viruses have similar symptoms including a fever, ...

Bill Gates’ stark Covid warning

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While the tech mogul admitted he didn’t want to sound “doom and gloom”, he said there was a risk that ...

The one word politicians are avoiding

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There are exceptions to the rule, like when Anthony Albanese called in sick from the federal election campaign trail, but ...

Why your delivery has been delayed

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A global shipping backlog has been further exacerbated since China went into lockdown as it deals with another wave of ...

Covid’s toll on health workers

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Victoria’s Health Minister Martin Foley revealed on Saturday that an average of 1500 healthcare workers were furloughed each day this ...

‘Much stronger’ Covid variants detected

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The shock finding came when a traveller from South Africa to NSW was detected to have the BA. 4 sub-variant ...

‘Scary’ way of treating Covid patients

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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a life support machine often used for people suffering severe and life-threatening illnesses.ECMO replaces the ...

Court backlog crippling Victoria’s justice system

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New data released by the Magistrates Court of Victoria has revealed as of March there were 116,000 pending cases waiting ...

Direct San Fran flights to reopen Melbourne to world

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Industry Support and Trade Minister Martin Pakula will on Saturday reveal United Airlines will bring back three flights a week ...

How kids’ cries for help went unanswered in pandemic

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Giving evidence to Victoria’s Pandemic Declaration Accountability and Oversight Committee on Friday afternoon, Yourtown advocacy and research head Kathryn Mandla ...

Pakula says attack on Weimar’s new role ‘grossly unfair’

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It comes after the Herald Sun revealed that Covid Commander Jeroen Weimar is set to take charge of 2026 regional ...

New Covid strain confirmed in NSW

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A traveller returning from South Africa in the last week of March tested positive for the BA. 4 sub-variant which ...