COVID 19

A seventh returned traveller in NSW has been diagnosed with the Omicron COVID-19 variant and health authorities fear the person may have contracted the virus on their flight

The United States has identified its first known case of Omicron, discovered in a fully vaccinated patient in California who travelled to South Africa, as scientists continue

Australia is looking at bringing forward booster shots and tightening international border rules in a bid to contain the new Omicron COVID-19 variant. The Australian

A former nurse at a Victorian aged care home where 45 residents died of COVID-19 has told an inquest she could never bring herself to work in the industry again.

The Omicron coronavirus variant is spreading around the world, with new cases found in the Netherlands, Denmark and Australia even as more countries impose travel restriction

Scott Morrison has assured Australians the country is not facing the same sort of challenges it endured when the coronavirus first arrived in early 2020, as a new variant

Germany's first two cases of the Omicron variant have been confirmed in Munich, the Bavarian health minister says. Omicron, first detected in South Africa

Victoria has recorded 1252 COVID-19 cases and five deaths, as thousands gather in the state capital to protest vaccine mandates. It is the third consecutive

The new Omicron variant of the coronavirus is possibly even more transmissible than the Delta strain that sent NSW into a months-long lockdown, says the state's health

WHAT IS THIS NEW COVID-19 VARIANT IN SOUTH AFRICA? South African scientists identified a new version of the coronavirus this week that they say is behind a

As COVID-19 vaccination hubs wind down in Victoria, a rise in demand for testing is putting more pressure on the system. The Victorian government on Friday

South African scientists say they have detected a new COVID-19 variant in small numbers and are working to understand its potential implications. The variant

Dozens of people have been forced into quarantine after South Australia reported two new coronavirus cases in travellers from interstate and a third in someone returning from

As children and adolescents are at lower risk of severe COVID-19 disease, countries should prioritise adults and sharing vaccine doses with the COVAX program to bring supplies

* France recorded more than 30,000 new COVID-19 infections over 24 hours for the first time since August as the pace of infection sped up despite new social distancing measures

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is calling for a Medicare rebate for PCR tests for inbound travellers until the state reaches its 90 per cent COVID-19 vaccination

Germany's health minister says the rapid rise in coronavirus cases means it is likely that everyone in the country who is not vaccinated will have caught COVID-19 by the

Austria has powered down public life as its fourth national COVID-19 lockdown began, making it the first western European country to reimpose the drastic and unpopular measure

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says unvaccinated people will not be granted freedoms any earlier than December 15 despite thousands rallying against vaccination requirements.

Australia will probably avoid the new burst of coronavirus cases that are enveloping Europe, although problems could arise entering winter next year. Several