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Long Covid sufferers in Tasmania.

Long Covid: Tassie’s hidden epidemic

Covid lockdowns may be a distant memory for many, but for Tasmanians living with the often-debilitating symptoms of long Covid, the pandemic has left a lasting impact.

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AMA Tasmania President Dr John Saul at Parliament lawn Hobart. Picture: Chris Kidd

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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Director of Public Health Dr Mark Veitch during the Covid update at Hobart. Picture: Chris Kidd

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 >>

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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 >>

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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>>

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Labor leader Rebecca White speaks to the media about the state's Covid situation in Hobart on Monday, July 18, 2022.

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 >>

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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 >>

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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 >>

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Jeremy Rockliff deputy premier and minister for health. Tasmanian COVID update to announce that Tasmania will open up it's borders from December 15th. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones

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>>

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Two northern hospitals managing Covid outbreaks

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>>

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New peak coming as government lashed as ‘reckless, unscientific’

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>>>

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Premier Jeremy Rockliff at Royal Hobart Hospital covid testing lab.

Emergency declaration lifting as daily case numbers rise

TASMANIA’S Covid-19 public health emergency declaration officially ends tonight. WHAT HAPPENS NOW>>

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Tasmanian Auditor General Rod Whitehead speaks to the media on Parliament Lawns in Hobart on Thursday November 19, 2020.

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.

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