COVID 19
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China posts 6-month high COVID count AAP - 07-11-2022
China has reported its highest number of new COVID-19 infections in six months, a day after health officials said they were sticking with strict coronavirus curbs, likely
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China's tough COVID strategy to stay AAP - 06-11-2022
China will persevere with its "dynamic-clearing" approach to COVID-19 cases as soon as they emerge, health officials say, adding measures must be implemented more
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COVID-19 variants: what you need to know AAP - 05-11-2022
New offshoots of the dominant BA.5 subvariant of Omicron known as BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 are gaining ground in the United States as the SARS-Cov-2 virus that triggered the COVID-19
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Italy scraps hospitals COVID-19 jab rule AAP - 01-11-2022
Italy's new government has lifted the coronavirus vaccination requirement for health workers in hospitals and nursing homes. As of Tuesday, about 4000 health
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Review to probe WA's COVID-19 response AAP - 31-10-2022
An independent review will examine Western Australia's COVID-19 pandemic response as the state of emergency finally comes to its end. The emergency powers,
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Shanghai district orders COVID lockdown AAP - 30-10-2022
China's largest city, Shanghai, is ordering mass testing on all 1.3 million residents of its Yangpu district and confining them to their homes at least until results are
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Virus-infected cruise ship docks in WA AAP - 29-10-2022
A cruise ship with COVID-19 cases on board has docked near Perth, with most passengers free to disembark after returning negative tests. The Coral Princess
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New COVID summer spike unlikely AAP - 28-10-2022
The federal health minister does not expect summer to bring with it the steep spike in COVID cases that was experienced last year. While isolation requirements
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Virus cases on first WA cruise liner to WA AAP - 26-10-2022
Passengers and crew on the first major cruise liner to visit Western Australia since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic have tested positive for the virus.
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New Zealand shaking up COVID-19 laws AAP - 18-10-2022
New Zealand is dismantling the legislative framework for most of its COVID-19 restrictions, but keeping its seven-day isolation and limited mask-wearing provisions as cases
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Australia's 1000 dark days of COVID-19 AAP - 16-10-2022
When COVID-19 hit Australia, the country's top health bureaucrats were bracing for something big - but even they were yet to grasp the enormity of the looming crisis.
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Australia ends mandatory COVID isolation AAP - 15-10-2022
Australians who test positive to COVID-19 will no longer have to isolate, with mandatory stay-at-home orders officially scrapped. The changes took effect on
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Long COVID on the rise, inquiry told AAP - 13-10-2022
Long COVID clinics across the country are being inundated with requests for assessments from patients struggling with ongoing symptoms, an inquiry has heard.
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Lockdowns 'punished' west Sydney AAP - 11-10-2022
Western Sydney residents endured an unequal lockdown imposed by the NSW government during the COVID-19 Delta outbreak, a report has found. People from Sydney's
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Melbourne COVID-19 quarantine hub to close AAP - 06-10-2022
Victoria's "white elephant" quarantine facility will close within days as Australia's COVID-19 pandemic response continues to wind down. The
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Ending COVID isolation right AAP - 03-10-2022
National cabinet's call to scrap the compulsory isolation period for people with COVID-19 is "100 per cent the right decision", NSW's premier says.
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Health warnings after isolation scrapped AAP - 02-10-2022
The scrapping of COVID-19 isolation rules has come too soon after a string of major events that could lead to a spike in infections, doctors say. The head of
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COVID-19 cases continue to drop nationally AAP - 23-09-2022
COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to fall across the country as experts question the utility of weekly virus data dumps. The federal health department released
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Canada, Japan ease entry while WHO warns AAP - 23-09-2022
Canada is set to drop its vaccine requirement for people entering the country while Japan will also loosen border curbs as the World Health Organisation warns about a decline
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Major step to booster for young children AAP - 22-09-2022
The medicines regulator has given provisional approval to a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster for children aged five to 11. However the Therapeutic Goods Administration
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