NSW has added 21,030 new infections to its COVID-19 caseload along with 29 more virus-related deaths. Two years after the first COVID-19 cases were recorded in Australia, the state surpassed one million coronavirus cases on Wednesday according to data that includes rapid antigen test results. The total number of cases reported in the 24 hours to 8pm on Tuesday night …

The coronavirus pandemic is reaching new peaks in Australia this week off the back of a busy Christmas and New Year’s period, and governments are today starting to bring back restrictions. Before we whip around the new rules, here are the COVID numbers we have so far: New South Wales: 38,625 new cases, 11 deaths, 134 in ICU, 1738 in hospital. Victoria: 21,728 …

Here’s a quick wrap of what’s happening in COVID news across Australia. NSW records more than 20,000 COVID-19 cases for second-straight day New South Wales has recorded 22,577 COVID-19 cases, the second day in a row where more than 20,000 new cases were reported. There were also four deaths of people with COVID-19 reported. Hospitalisations rose to 901, up from 832 …

Masks are now mandatory in almost every public setting in Queensland, in an attempt to slow the rapid spread of COVID-19 — which has already taken hold in several vulnerable locations. From today, masks are needed in workplaces, waiting rooms, libraries, hairdressers, nail salons and in hospitality venues and indoor stadiums, except while seated. They were already required for public …

COVID-19 testing clinics and laboratories in NSW are being overwhelmed by demand, driving up the time taken to process tests and delaying diagnoses. Healthcare workers exposed to COVID-19 in New South Wales will be able to leave isolation and return to work after seven days instead of 14 under new guidelines. NSW Health has moved to reduce the time healthcare …

One good thing can be said about 2021: it wasn’t as tumultuous as 2020, which put in a claim to be the worst year ever. That, however, may be damning with faint praise. Yes, the past twelve months did bring some good news. Indeed, for a moment in early summer it seemed that COVID-19 was in the rearview mirror. However, it isn’t. And 2021 …

Australia’s Chief Medical Officer has warned the country can expect even more COVID-19 cases after the majority of the nation’s leaders broadly agreed to relax close contact definitions and isolation requirements. As the nation’s daily cases surpassed 21,000, Prime Minister Scott Morrison convened an emergency national cabinet meeting to recalibrate Australia’s response to the highly transmissible Omicron variant sweeping the …

COVID-19 testing clinics and laboratories in NSW are being overwhelmed by demand, driving up the time taken to process tests and delaying diagnoses. Healthcare workers exposed to COVID-19 in New South Wales will be able to leave isolation and return to work after seven days instead of 14 under new guidelines. NSW Health has moved to reduce the time healthcare …

NSW records 6,288 and no deaths There were 6,288 new COVID-19 infections recorded in NSW in the 24 hours to 8pm on Friday. The state recorded no deaths, with 388 patients in hospital with the virus. There are 52 people currently in intensive care, one less than the previous day. NSW has also reported 95 per cent of residents aged 16 and …

NSW records 6,288 and no deaths There were 6,288 new COVID-19 infections recorded in NSW in the 24 hours to 8pm on Friday. The state recorded no deaths, with 388 patients in hospital with the virus. There are 52 people currently in intensive care, one less than the previous day. NSW has also reported 95 per cent of residents aged 16 and …