Warning against aged care Covid lockdowns as new wave hits
As Covid cases shoot up in South Australia, advocates for the elderly have warned against rushing into lockdowns of aged care homes.
As Covid cases shoot up in South Australia, advocates for the elderly have warned against rushing into lockdowns of aged care homes.
Australia is in the grips of its eighth Covid wave, but the country’s chief medical officer has insisted it is “business as usual” in managing the disease.
Official births and deaths records reveal an alarming increase in SA’s mortality rate – and Covid is only part of the answer. Explore the data for your area and see for yourself.
Vulnerable people have been urged to protect themselves until a more effective vaccine can reach Australian shores.
It’s been revealed when Australia will experience the next Covid surge, but one state is expected to reach its peak much sooner than the rest.
Just when we thought Covid directives were behind us, an Adelaide Hills school has reintroduced measures to stop the spread of a Covid outbreak.
A spiritual wellness centre and “church” being sued for sacking a woman over a Covid-19 vaccine has been dealt a major blow.
The Mayor said she called police because locals did not want want “anti-vaxxers and sovereign citizens” scaring people during the busy summer period.
The Nationals first wanted a Covid review in the early days of the pandemic, while the state’s AMA thinks a medical expert is needed.
The World Health Organisation has urged China to be more open about the number of its coronavirus fatalities as 60,000 Covid-related deaths in a month are declared.
Australia has been warned to stay prepared with vaccines for when a “really nasty” Covid variant emerges.
With reports of morgues and pharmacies pushed to capacity in China because of a Covid explosion, a health expert has shared a major fear.
A new Covid variant has been detected in Australia after spreading rapidly from the US. Here’s everything you need to know about the new threat.
When David Schell contracted Covid, he had no idea of the battle ahead – in a hospital bed for nearly 100 days, weeks in ICU, two comas and a constant fight for life.
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