COVID 19
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Qld records 16 deaths, including child AAP - 03-02-2022
Another 16 people have died with COVID-19 in Queensland including a child under the age of 10 amid calls for more kids to get vaccinated before school returns.
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Schools resume, elective surgery to return AAP - 02-02-2022
Tens of thousands of NSW school students have started the school year after undergoing the first of many rapid antigen tests in a bid to keep a lid on an anticipated spike
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Omicron subvariant BA.2 'more infectious' AAP - 02-02-2022
The BA.2 subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant, which has quickly taken over in Denmark, is more transmissible than the more common BA.1 and more able to infect vaccinated
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Rapid test concern as schools return AAP - 01-02-2022
As experts predict a spike in COVID-19 cases following students returning to classrooms, a new survey has forecast large numbers of infections could go undetected.
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Virus sub-variant 'not cause for concern' AAP - 01-02-2022
A new COVID sub-variant circulating in Australia is not yet causing concern among health experts, says the deputy chief medical officer. Professor Michael Kidd
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Aid for NSW business as virus deaths rise AAP - 31-01-2022
The NSW government has announced a $1 billion support package for businesses hit hard by the Omicron outbreak as the state records its deadliest day of the pandemic so far.
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Anxiety high ahead of return to school AAP - 31-01-2022
Bella Greco is nervous about starting Year 12 as COVID-19 cases soar across Australia. The 17-year-old isn't anxious about contracting the virus, she's
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Australia posts near record virus toll AAP - 31-01-2022
After a pandemic-high 98 fatalities were reported on Friday, a further 97 were announced on Saturday, 49 of them in NSW, which constituted its deadliest day to date.
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Spain, Canada say Omicron has peaked AAP - 31-01-2022
Health authorities in Spain and Canada say all indications point to the worst of the Omicron variant of coronavirus having passed while officials in Iceland prepare to relax
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NSW posts deadliest virus day, 49 deaths AAP - 31-01-2022
The toll also follows Friday’s announcement of an additional 35 fatalities in the state’s aged care facilities that were slow to inform local health authorities
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UK to start rolling out Pfizer virus pill AAP - 29-01-2022
The United Kingdom will start rolling out Pfizer's COVID-19 pill to vulnerable people next month, the health ministry says, targeting the treatment at people with compromised
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No change to full vaccination definition AAP - 29-01-2022
The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) is still considering whether to change its advice about the definition of full vaccination.
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World's weekly COVID cases hits record AAP - 27-01-2022
The World Health Organisation says there were 21 million new coronavirus cases reported globally last week, the highest weekly number of COVID-19 cases recorded since the
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New S.Korea testing scheme as virus surges AAP - 27-01-2022
South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases have exceeded 13,000 for the first time, driven by the spread of the Omicron variant, as the government launches a new pilot
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AUSMAT heads to remote NT community AAP - 26-01-2022
The Northern Territory has reported 286 new COVID-19 cases as an Australian Medical Assistance Team and the military step in to help combat a remote Aboriginal community outbreak.
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Private patients to swell Qld virus cases AAP - 24-01-2022
Queensland's COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths are getting harder to accurately record as authorities reveal that private hospital virus patients haven't been included
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Pfizer CEO wants annual vax, not boosters AAP - 24-01-2022
Pfizer chief executive Albert Bourla says an annual COVID-19 vaccine is preferable to more frequent booster shots in fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Pfizer
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SA virus cases fall by almost a third AAP - 23-01-2022
South Australia has posted a major decline in COVID-19 cases, with 2193 new infections or almost a third fewer than on Friday. However the state has recorded
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Vic to unveil back-to-school COVID plan AAP - 23-01-2022
Victoria is expected to detail its back-to-school plan, as extra teachers are recruited in a bid to cope with COVID-19 disruptions when classes resume. The
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UK probes Omicron sub-lineage BA.2 variant AAP - 23-01-2022
The UK Health Security Agency has designated a sub-lineage of the dominant and highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant as a variant under investigation, saying it
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