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Sue DunlevyNational Health Reporter

Sue Dunlevy is the national health reporter for the Sunday Telegraph, Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, Courier Mail and Adelaide Advertiser who writes about medical research breakthroughs, pharmaceuticals, the health system, health insurance and health politics.

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Coronavirus

Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media at a press conference in Canberra, Thursday, April 23, 2020. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

PM: Change for schools, new app, exercise rules coming

Scott Morrison has said new guidelines are coming on a range of restrictions in place, and Australians can expect the COVID-19 contact tracing app.

Coronavirus

Why day 10 of COVID-19 infection is most dangerous

Day 10 has emerged as D-Day for COVID-19 patients who fail to show signs of improvement. Here’s why this is the day those infected are most likely to be admitted to the intensive care ward.

Coronavirus

Prime Minister Scott Morrison with CMO Brendan Murphy during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Gary Ramage

PM: World must act on ‘great risk’ of China’s wet markets

Scott Morrison has said the World Health Organisation and the United Nations must do something about China’s wet markets as he revealed more about the national war cabinet’s fight against coronavirus.

Health

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces the government's $130b wage subsidy package at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, March 30, 2020. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

PM unveils $130bn jobs package

Workers will be kept in their jobs with fortnightly $1500 government-funded payments in an extraordinary $130 billion bid to keep Australia’s economy afloat.

National

WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND - MARCH 16: Dawn Canova, clinical manager for outpatient wound care at Carroll Hospital takes samples from people to test them for the coronavirus at a drive-thru station in the hospital's parking garage March 16, 2020 in Westminster, Maryland. Not open to the general public for testing, the station was set up to take samples from people who had spoken with their doctors and received explicit direction to get a test for the novel coronavirus called COVID-19. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Troops come home as testing of Aussie COVID-19 patients halted

Some Australian Defence Force personnel are being withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan because of the coronavirus, as Australian patients will soon be unable to get a follow-up test to ensure they are cleared of the virus.

NSW

Bondi Beach was empty by mid-afternoon on Saturday after the decision was made to close the iconic spot when crowds exceeded 500 people.

Sydney’s eastern beaches to close on Sunday

Sydney’s eastern beaches will be closed on Sunday ahead of forecast sunny conditions after the state government closed Bondi Beach on Saturday afternoon when crowds flocked to its famous sands for a second consecutive day, drawing worldwide condemnation.

Illness

**EMBARGOED FOR SUNDAY 8TH OF MARCH PAPERS**NEWS360 PREMIUM LOCKED CONTENTNO NEWS.COM, NO SKY, NO WEST AUS, NO AUS Coronavirus War Room in the Department of Health building in Canberra. The National Incident Room Operations Manager Adam Lambert.Picture Gary Ramage

Race is on for vaccine as Palmer splashes $1m on research

A University of Queensland team is among more than 35 research groups around the world desperately working to find a vaccine for COVID-19. It comes as Clive Palmer has been revealed as the mystery man behind a $1 million donation towards research.

Confidential

‘Exercise some personal responsibility’: GPs slam Kerr

Miranda Kerr and other celebrities with millions of social media followers should “exercise some personal responsibility” and stay away from posting ‘misleading’ and ‘dangerous’ advice on COVID-19 to social media, Australia’s national GP body has said.

Illness

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 10: Medical staff, wearing protective gear, take samples from people at a building where 46 people were confirmed to have the coronavirus (COVID-19), at a temporary test facility on March 10, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 131 new cases were reported, with the death toll rising to 54. The total number of infections in the nation tallies at 7,513. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

How heart patients can reduce COVID-19 risks

People with heart disease seem to be at higher risk of developing serious illness from coronavirus. But there are practical steps they can take to reduce the risk.

ExclusiveHealth

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 11: Hospital staff assist people waiting in line to be screened for COVID-19 outside the Royal Melbourne Hospital on March 11, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Seven coronavirus screening clinics are now open in Victoria to help avoid the further spread of COVID-19. 18 people in Victoria have now been diagnosed with the virus, with the Australian total of confirmed cases now at 100. (Photo by Luis Ascui/Getty Images)

Where are the 100 coronavirus fever clinics?

Thousands of people are queuing for coronavirus tests as the disease spreads. But the exact locations of the 100 fever clinics promised by the Morrison Government remain a mystery.

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