Infection Control

The chief medical officer says containment and quarantine is the best strategy to beat COVID-19 but if a vaccine is found, that would be a beautiful way out.

The NSW government is urging young people to take the COVID-19 pandemic seriously as the state's death toll reached 16. The NSW government

Deputy Nationals leader David Littleproud has warned caravans could become the cruise ships of the outback by spreading the deadly coronavirus.

Public gatherings will be limited to two people as governments and the elderly should stay home "as much as practicable" under new COVID-19 rules and advice.

Only people who must travel across the Queensland border for work, medical appointments and freight will be allowed to cross, while others will be stopped.

Doctors, nurses, paramedics, hospital workers and firefighters will have exclusive access to Coles during the first hour of trade on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

A spike in coronavirus cases has prompted the New Zealand government to lift its coronavirus alert level setting from two to four. New Zealand

Billionaire and former federal MP Clive Palmer says he'll fund a new stockpile of a malaria drug he believes could help fight coronavirus.

Some people are social distancing while others are not. Here's a guide on how to keep your distance in order to slow the spread of COVID-19.

School closures are not yet part of the government's plan to combat coronavirus but parents are making their own decisions and pulling kids out of class.

As increasing numbers of Aussies work from home to avoid coronavirus, some experts are predicting a shift in how workplaces will operate in the future.

Health experts have warned Australians to be alert to the possibility COVID-19 could remain on surfaces for days, as work continues on a vaccine.

Woolworths will hold a dedicated shopping hour for the elderly and people with disabilities who've missed out on food and other goods due to panic buying.

The Morrison government has announced a $2.4 billion coronavirus response package including pop-clinics and bulk-billing of phone consultations with GPs.

In an Australian first, a formal drive-through coronavirus testing station has been set up at an Adelaide hospital, a move aimed to ease pressure on GPs.

A vaccine to combat the coronavirus is at least one year away as states across Australia ramp up their response to surging case numbers. Three

A Year 11 student is the latest confirmed case of COVID-19 in NSW, as the number of cases hits 25. The number of NSW coronavirus

A Darwin man, 52, has COVID-19, becoming the first confirmed case in the Northern Territory, as authorities try to prevent outbreaks in indigenous communities.

Some 10,000 people across the country have been tested for COVID-19 with more than 40 confirmed cases, of whom 21 have now been cleared. Australians

The government has flagged bold new measures to slow the spread of coronavirus after Australia recorded its first two cases of person-to-person transmission.