Australians urged to work from home as COVID hospital cases surge
2 years, 8 months ago

Australians urged to work from home as COVID hospital cases surge

Al Jazeera  

Authorities look for ways to reduce strain on health system, after more than 300,000 cases reported in last seven days. Australians have been urged to work from home and wear masks indoors as the number of people in hospital with COVID-19 nears record levels. “We need to do some things differently at least for a short period of time,” Australia’s Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly told ABC Radio on Wednesday, as he predicted the number of people admitted to hospital will soon hit an all-time high. “We know that working from home is a very key component of stopping what we call macro spreading.” At a press conference later, however, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that working from home was a matter between companies and their employees and noted that it was simply not possible for some people. I’m confident that with a bit of common sense applied, we can do that.” Australia began relaxing strict health measures related to the coronavirus towards the end of last year, once most of the population had been fully vaccinated against the virus, but the high transmissibility of the Omicron variants has tested its plan of ‘living with the virus’.

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News 18  

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4 years, 1 month ago

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Daily Mail  

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CNN  

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4 years, 2 months ago

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Al Jazeera  

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NL Times  

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4 years, 5 months ago

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ABC  

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4 years, 6 months ago

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Live Mint  

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4 years, 6 months ago

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The Independent  

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4 years, 7 months ago

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ABC  

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4 years, 7 months ago

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ABC  

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4 years, 7 months ago

Healthcare workers make up more than 15 per cent of Victoria's new coronavirus cases

ABC  

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4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus is leaving Australians feeling angry over COVID-19 restriction breaches, worried for loved ones

ABC  

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4 years, 7 months ago

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ABC  

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4 years, 7 months ago

Mapping COVID-19 spread in Melbourne shows link to job types and ability to stay home

ABC  

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4 years, 8 months ago

Victorian coronavirus cases climb as Government makes masks mandatory for Melbourne and Mitchell Shire

ABC  

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Coronavirus cases growing in Melbourne hospitals with hundreds in self-isolation
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus cases growing in Melbourne hospitals with hundreds in self-isolation

ABC  

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Australia to restrict number of people who can enter the country
4 years, 8 months ago

Australia to restrict number of people who can enter the country

Live Mint  

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4 years, 9 months ago

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ABC  

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4 years, 10 months ago

More people will live in the country and work from home after COVID, experts say

ABC  

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Coronavirus Outbreak: How to effectively work from home during a pandemic?
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: How to effectively work from home during a pandemic?

Firstpost  

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SA records no new coronavirus cases for 24 hours as state prepares for more than 800 repatriated travellers
4 years, 11 months ago

SA records no new coronavirus cases for 24 hours as state prepares for more than 800 repatriated travellers

ABC  

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4 years, 11 months ago

'Don't work': The mild symptoms to watch out for which means you MUST stay at home

Daily Mail  

Australians are being warned to stay home if they show even the mildest symptoms of COVID-19, after an aged care worker passed the deadly disease to four vulnerable residents. The warning came after a worker at Anglicare's Newmarch House aged care facility in Caddens, western Sydney, went to work for six days with mild respiratory symptoms, particularly a sore throat …

Australia moves to protect Indigenous people from coronavirus
4 years, 11 months ago

Australia moves to protect Indigenous people from coronavirus

Al Jazeera  

Darwin, Australia – Lajamanu is on the edge of the Tanami Desert in Australia’s Northern Territory. “While some residents of remote communities have good access to primary healthcare, the issue with COVID-19 is that many community members will require hospitalisation and ventilation,” he said. “There is a real risk there will be inadequate staff to support healthcare in the community …

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