COVID 19

A 28-year-old man has tested positive for the potentially fatal Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in a city in Abu Dhabi on the border with Oman, the World Health

Queensland's traffic light advisory for COVID-19 will be scrapped as the state faces the threat of an early wave of flu cases. Influenza cases have spiked

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Just one in 10 fines for breaching Victorian health orders during the COVID-19 pandemic have been paid in full, stripping tens of millions of dollars from the state's

More than 500 health workers given a $1000 coronavirus bonus payment in error will get to keep it after Tasmania's government backflipped on a repayment directive.

Indigenous people at higher risk of developing respiratory infections are being urged to keep up-to-date with COVID-19 boosters, as a study finds its effectiveness against

Thousands of large businesses and landlords will foot most of Victoria's COVID-19 debt bill under a $31.5 billion state budget repayment plan. The 2023/24

Older Australians who recently had a COVID-19 booster are significantly less likely to die from the virus compared to unvaccinated people. Researchers from

When the Ruby Princess cruise ship docked in Sydney in March 2020, many of its 2700 passengers headed interstate and some unknowingly dispersed the potentially fatal coronavirus.

COVID-19 no longer represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organisation says, in a major step towards the end of the pandemic that has killed more than 6.9

The United States is set to end its COVID-19 vaccination requirements for international travellers and federal workers when the coronavirus public health emergency ends, the

The virus causing COVID-19 is here to stay but the world is beginning to transition out of the emergency phase of the pandemic, the World Health Organisation's chief says.

A once-vital destination during the COVID-19 pandemic is set to be consigned to history, with the last pop-up testing clinics in NSW to close. "The time

A comparison between the long-term recovery of COVID-19 and influenza patients suggests persistent symptoms are not unique to a specific virus. The study by

There is no evidence that the COVID-causing virus came from animals, the former head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says. George

The US national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic has ended as President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close after three

Melbourne's lengthy COVID-19 lockdowns may not have been as devastating to the mental health of its residents as first thought. The city was subject to

Chinese health officials have defended their search for the source of the COVID-19 virus and lashed out at the World Health Organisation after its leader urged Beijing to

The World Health Organisation chief has pressed China to share its information about the origins of COVID-19, saying all hypotheses remain on the table more than three years

The country's top doctor has warned more COVID waves are on the way, as the government ramps up efforts to increase booster rates before winter. The latest