COVID 19
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Rapid antigen testing boost for Victoria AAP - 02-01-2022
Victoria will soon widen access to rapid antigen tests to ease testing pressure after a heatwave forced the closure of some PCR sites. The state reported 7172
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NSW COVID-19 hospital numbers pass 1000 AAP - 02-01-2022
The number of people hospitalised with COVID-19 in NSW has passed 1000 as the state records two more deaths and 18,278 new infections. There are now 1066 people
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Two more WA backpacker-linked COVID cases AAP - 02-01-2022
Western Australia has detected two new local COVID-19 cases linked to an infected French backpacker who travelled from Queensland. The new cases are close contacts
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Virus dampens global New Year celebrations AAP - 01-01-2022
The Omicron coronavirus variant dampened New Year festivities around much of the world, with Paris cancelling its fireworks show, London relegating its to television, and
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NSW records 22,577 new COVID-19 cases AAP - 01-01-2022
NSW has recorded another 22,577 COVID cases and four deaths as the state's huge outbreak continues to surge. It is another daily case record, surpassing
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Queensland expands indoor mask mandate AAP - 01-01-2022
Masks must be worn indoors across Queensland after COVID-19 infections in the state continued to move in an "upward trend" despite fewer cases being reported.
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Virus cases on remote Tasmanian islands AAP - 31-12-2021
Coronavirus cases have been recorded on remote King and Flinders Islands off Tasmania as the state registers another record daily infection tally. The state
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New year, new COVID records for Victoria AAP - 31-12-2021
Victoria's record-breaking COVID-19 case numbers are expected to continue into the new year as the Omicron variant spreads. There were 5919 new infections
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More changes to COVID-19 isolation rules AAP - 31-12-2021
Less than a day after announcing new COVID guidelines, the federal government has scrapped the need for infected people to take a day-six rapid test. On Friday
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WHO fears 'tsunami' of COVID cases AAP - 30-12-2021
The simultaneous circulation of the Delta and Omicron variants of the coronavirus is creating a "tsunami of cases", World Health Organization (WHO) director-general
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'Balanced approach' as NSW cases surge AAP - 30-12-2021
NSW has recorded 12,226 new cases of coronavirus as the premier charts a new "balanced approach" to surging case numbers while pathology labs catch up on testing.
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Queensland scraps pre-travel PCR tests AAP - 29-12-2021
Queensland has caved to mounting political pressure and will allow interstate hotspot travellers to enter with a negative COVID-19 result from a rapid antigen test.
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Victorians to get free rapid antigen tests AAP - 29-12-2021
Victorians will get access to 34 million free rapid antigen tests by the end of January. On the same day the state posted its highest COVID-19 daily infection
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Spain COVID-19 infections soar after Xmas AAP - 28-12-2021
Spain's COVID-19 infection rate has exceeded 1000 cases per 100,000 people for the first time, stoked by the fast-spreading Omicron variant, although hospitals were under
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Push for rapid tests as queues continue AAP - 28-12-2021
States are being urged to use rapid antigen tests to screen cross border travellers amid continued congestion at COVID-19 clinics, as Queensland announces it will scrap a
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Victoria records 2738 new COVID-19 cases AAP - 28-12-2021
Victorian travellers getting tested to cross state borders are being asked not to show up at testing sites until after midday in an effort to ease pressure on the system.
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Tas seeks advice on rapid tests at border AAP - 27-12-2021
Tasmania will announce whether interstate travellers can take rapid antigen COVID-19 tests at its border instead of a pre-travel PCR test. The state recorded
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WA detects new case linked to backpacker AAP - 27-12-2021
Western Australia has detected one new local COVID-19 case linked to an infected French backpacker who arrived in the state from Queensland. The new case also
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Mystery COVID-19 case detected in Darwin AAP - 27-12-2021
The Northern Territory has detected 12 new COVID-19 cases as health authorities investigate a mystery case in Darwin. It was diagnosed overnight with NT Health
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Another COVID Christmas brings anxiety AAP - 26-12-2021
Christmas has been marked around the world amid a surge in COVID-19 infections that kept many families apart, overwhelmed hospitals and curbed religious observances as the
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