Category: <span>Health</span>

NSW has recorded 1259 new cases of coronavirus and 12 further deaths, a jump in infections from yesterday. However, the curfew in high-risk Sydney LGAs will be lifted tonight after New South Wales passed the 80 per cent single-dose milestone. Other restrictions will remain. Despite ending the curfew, Premier Gladys Berejiklian said now was not...

Premier Daniel Andrews has asked the federal government to send more Pfizer vaccines to Victoria as the state went into lockdown for the sixth time to suppress a new coronavirus outbreak. Mr Andrews, who said he was “gutted” to announce the seven-day lockdown, may also ask for the number of international flights to Melbourne to...

Victoria is tightening the NSW border bubble, limiting non-essential movement across state lines. From 11.59pm on Monday, border bubble residents will only be able to cross state lines for six reasons including medical care, compassionate reasons, work, education, playing sport or getting vaccinated. The new measure only applies to the NSW-Victorian border bubble residents, although...

South Australia has reported no new COVID-19 infections linked to its local cluster of cases, raising hopes the outbreak has been completely contained. SA Health says there were no positive swabs among the 13,597 tests conducted on Thursday. The so-called Modbury cluster stands at 21 confirmed infections with two new cases revealed over the past...

Even by pandemic standards, Saturday was a rattling day. As Covid cases in Sydney reached their highest tally to date, anti-lockdown protests turned violent in the CBD. The day before, NSW had begged both the federal government and other Australian states for more Pfizer vaccines. The proposed approach gave me new hope, which by afternoon...

New South Wales will beef up its vaccine strategy in the hope that more jabs can help quash Sydney’s COVID-19 outbreak. The state reported 136 new local cases on Friday, a new daily high for the current outbreak which started in mid-June. Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant advised for the first time on Friday that...

The COVID-19 pandemic did not lead to more Australians taking their own lives, contrary to some predictions. But it did increase levels of psychological distress, particularly for younger people. The JobKeeper program, increased JobSeeker supplement and labour market recovery were protective factors against suicide, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare found. An examination of...

An Australian vaccine advertisement has sparked a backlash, with many criticising its graphic depiction of a young woman suffering from Covid. The government advert shows the woman in a hospital bed gasping for air while hooked up to a ventilator. The text reads: “Covid-19 can affect anyone…Book your vaccination.” But critics say the advert unfairly...

New South Wales has recorded its highest daily COVID-19 number in the current outbreak with 44 new cases, prompting Premier Gladys Berejiklian to tighten lockdown restrictions. Even more concerningly for health authorities, the majority of those cases have not been in isolation while infectious. Just 10 were in isolation throughout their infectious period, eight for...