Experts push for double shot as new Covid wave looms
As deaths from Covid continue, Tasmanians are being urged to get boosters and flu shots with doctors saying infection rates are “taking off and complacency is setting in”. LATEST FIGURES >>
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Covid-safety urged as daily case numbers decline
The pace of Tasmania’s winter Covid wave is slowing but the public is urged to remain vigilant. LATEST FIGURES >>
Health system ‘managed appropriately’ during Covid spike
The state government has defended its handling of the latest wave of Covid, saying the health system is still up to the job. LATEST FIGURES >>
Worst flu season in five years hits amid high Covid case numbers
There seems to be illness everywhere in Tasmania at the moment but is it Covid or the flu? LATEST COVID-19 AND FLU STATS >>
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Unvaccinated teachers could return to Tasmanian classrooms
As Tasmanian students prepare to head back to the classroom, there’s the chance they might be taught by an unvaccinated teacher. LATEST>>
Fed up nurses set to walk off job as Covid pressures build
Fed up nurses will walk off the job next week as pressures continue to build while Covid ravages the state. LATEST FIGURES >>
Plea to consider “virtual” hospital visits as virus bears down
Families and friends of patients in Tasmanian hospitals are being asked to consider “virtual” visits to stop Covid spreading through the state’s health system. LATEST STATS + COVID-19 Q&A >>
Premier warns Covid wave could last months
Tasmania’s premier has updated the public on the current Covid-19 wave after an emergency national cabinet meeting earlier today. LATEST NUMBERS >>
Rockliff’s plea to Albo as cases stay high
Tasmania has recorded another huge number of Covid cases on Friday after the Premier made a plea to the Prime Minsiter. LATEST FIGURES>>
Two northern hospitals managing Covid outbreaks
Two of Tasmania’s northern hospitals are dealing with Covid outbreaks as Tasmania’s death toll reaches 100. LATEST>>
New peak coming as government lashed as ‘reckless, unscientific’
The number of Covid-19 cases in the Tasmanian community is expected to rise to a new peak over the next two months as part of a fresh wave of infections nationwide. DETAILS>>>
Emergency declaration lifting as daily case numbers rise
TASMANIA’S Covid-19 public health emergency declaration officially ends tonight. WHAT HAPPENS NOW>>
Pandemic exacerbated cracks in mental health system
The start of the pandemic in 2020 exposed more cracks in Tasmania’s mental health system, according to the auditor general.
Tasmania’s border opened just before ‘hardest weeks of the year’
An inquiry into Tasmania’s Covid-19 response has heard health workers were on holiday during Christmas break when Omicron tore through the state when borders reopened. LATEST UPDATES >>
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