Alarm as drug-resistant Covid-19 emerges
Drug-resistant variants of Covid-19 are developing in Australian patients within days of infection, an alarming new study has found.
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Worrying trait of new Covid variant
Health officials have revealed a new variant of Covid-19 is contributing to a case spike in NSW, issuing an urgent warning.
WA’s most dangerous day
Western Australia is nearing its most dangerous period of Covid-19 as the state reached a new record number of cases and people in intensive care.
Doctor hints at major Covid rule change
One of the nation’s top doctors has hinted a major Covid rule change could be just around the corner.
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Baby becomes our youngest Covid victim
A 13-month-old girl who unexpectedly died in her sleep has become the youngest Australian to die with Covid-19.
Full list: Covid closes Rick Shores, Espresso Moto and Dracula’s
The Gold Coast hospitality industry is grinding to a halt as dozens of venues buckle to staff shortages, with pleas mounting for a new overhaul of close contact rules and test result delays. SEE WHERE IS CLOSED
82 Covid test sites shut amid huge demand
More than 80 Covid testing sites across NSW and Victoria will shut temporarily because of massive demand as queues snake around city blocks.
Vic kids’ jab bookings hit with delay
Vaccination bookings for Victorian children have been delayed after a problem was discovered within the system.
‘Very high’: Qld bracing for case explosion
Queenslanders are facing incredible waiting times for Covid tests as the state’s new case numbers surge to another record high.
Australia hits grim Covid milestone
Covid case numbers across the country have doubled in less than two weeks, with authorities saying they don’t know the full extent.
‘Name and shame’: Rapid antigen price gougers warned
The ACCC warned it will “not be shy to name and shame” anyone found to be charging excessive prices for rapid antigen tests, as pharmacists called for them to be made free.
NSW positivity rate hits 27.74 per cent
NSW has reported 23,131 new Covid-19 cases and two new deaths as hospitalisations rise to higher levels than at the peak of the Delta outbreak.
Record-breaking Covid spike in SA
South Australia has reported a huge surge in daily Covid figures – eclipsing 3000 for the first time – with more people hospitalised.
Fears new Covid variant is vaccine-resistant
Another highly transmissible Covid-19 variant linked to travel in an African country has been discovered in France.
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