Aboriginal communities sound the alarm as experts fear COVID numbers will hit 1,000
3 years, 3 months ago

Aboriginal communities sound the alarm as experts fear COVID numbers will hit 1,000

ABC  

The federal government has been accused of "treachery" over its response to an outbreak in NSW which has left hundreds of Aboriginal people battling COVID-19. Key points: An epidemiologist says the number of Indigenous COVID cases could hit 1,000 this week Aboriginal healthcare workers around Australia are monitoring the crisis in New South Wales Regional NSW services say they are on a "knife edge" and need more resources More than 750 Aboriginal people have contracted COVID since mid-June across NSW, predominantly in the west and far-west of the state. Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said planning with Indigenous communities, including in early 2020 when the pandemic began, had ensured cases among the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population were "vastly lower". Aboriginal health services are on a "knife edge" desperately trying to drive up vaccination rates while hundreds of Indigenous people battle COVID in NSW. At the Illawarra Aboriginal Medical Service in Wollongong, Kane Ellis said his community was "on a knife's edge", deeply worried COVID would spread.

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Why thousands of Australians are getting sick right now
1 year, 1 month ago

Why thousands of Australians are getting sick right now

Daily Mail  

Australia's top professors have revealed why Covid cases are suddenly skyrocketing in every state and territory - and how you can help slow the spread of the virus this Christmas. Australia's top professors have revealed why Covid cases are suddenly skyrocketing across every state and territory There were 6,550 reported Covid cases across the country last week, with the Department …

Australia's COVID-19 winter wave has eased. Here's how households are managing as spring arrives
2 years, 3 months ago

Australia's COVID-19 winter wave has eased. Here's how households are managing as spring arrives

ABC  

When routine COVID-19 rapid tests detected the virus in Emma Missen's two young daughters last month, she was worried. Deakin University epidemiology chair Catherine Bennett said the data suggested both that there was some testing "fatigue" and people had learnt to use COVID tests "well". Professor Bennett said as the wave continued to wane, measures like reducing the isolation period …

Australia sees record COVID-19 cases, hospital admissions due to Omicron variants, influenza as nation's hospitals struggle
2 years, 5 months ago

Australia sees record COVID-19 cases, hospital admissions due to Omicron variants, influenza as nation's hospitals struggle

ABC  

In what feels like a repeat of 2020, demand in hospitals from flu and COVID-19 cases has threatened to "outstrip supply" as thousands of sick healthcare workers become part of the record-breaking statistics around the nation. Here's what SA reported on Monday: 4,053 new cases 306 patients in hospital, 11 of them in ICU, and none requiring ventilation Two further …

Hospitals bring back Covid restrictions on patients and visitors
2 years, 5 months ago

Hospitals bring back Covid restrictions on patients and visitors

Daily Mail  

Hospitals in New South Wales are already implementing their own Covid mandates despite no official orders from government. Dr Ashford said the current situation is 'more serious now than ever' and urged the government to move quickly on implementing new measures There is also widespread outrage over the federal government's decision to scrap pandemic leave payments and free RAT tests …

Victoria records grim pandemic milestone with COVID deaths surpassing 4,000
2 years, 5 months ago

Victoria records grim pandemic milestone with COVID deaths surpassing 4,000

ABC  

Victoria has reached another grim milestone, recording more than 4,000 COVID deaths since the pandemic began. Key points: Victoria further relaxed its COVID restrictions at the end of June Australia hit 10,000 COVID deaths over the weekend An epidemiologist says deaths can be prevented by encouraging mask wearing and vaccination Victoria recorded 16 new deaths and 8,740 new cases of …

More Australians are looking for help with long COVID. But we're not tracking the numbers
2 years, 6 months ago

More Australians are looking for help with long COVID. But we're not tracking the numbers

ABC  

Melbourne teacher Caroline Hewson's household was hit by COVID-19 in January, when Victoria saw a massive spike in Omicron infections. "So I'd be saying, I would have thought currently and in recent months, many tens of thousands of Australians definitely will have had long COVID," he said. "There's been a huge increase in the number of people seeking trusted information …

Western Australia's COVID-19 cases in hospital surge past 300 amid calls for restrictions to be reintroduced
2 years, 7 months ago

Western Australia's COVID-19 cases in hospital surge past 300 amid calls for restrictions to be reintroduced

ABC  

Peak medical groups have renewed their calls for the West Australian government to reinstate public health measures, warning of a "system collapse" from the state's current trajectory of COVID-19 hospitalisations. Key points: Western Australia's number of COVID-19 hospital cases remains manageable, according to the Health Minister Western Australia's number of COVID-19 hospital cases remains manageable, according to the Health Minister …

Western Australia records more than 15,000 COVID-19 cases for the third day running
2 years, 7 months ago

Western Australia records more than 15,000 COVID-19 cases for the third day running

ABC  

Western Australia could see a COVID-19 caseload of up to 25,000 new infections a day in the coming weeks, the state's Chief Health Officer says. Key points: WA's Chief Health Officer says WA could see case numbers rise The state has seen three days of more than 15,000 daily cases WA's vaccine mandate for workers will be reviewed in the …

WA's COVID caseload remains high as death toll from the virus climbs by six
2 years, 7 months ago

WA's COVID caseload remains high as death toll from the virus climbs by six

ABC  

COVID case numbers in Western Australia have dipped slightly from yesterday's record, however the state's death toll from the virus has risen, with six more deaths reported to WA Health overnight. Key points: WA currently has more than 75,000 active COVID-19 cases The virus is playing havoc with an already strained health system Three of WA's major hospitals declared a …

Western Australia records fresh COVID peak with 17,033 new infections
2 years, 7 months ago

Western Australia records fresh COVID peak with 17,033 new infections

ABC  

Western Australia has recorded 17,033 new cases of COVID-19, prompting the Australian Medical Association to "beg" for some restrictions to be reintroduced. Key points: Mark McGowan says 27 per cent of hospital patients are unvaccinated Mark McGowan says 27 per cent of hospital patients are unvaccinated But only 1 per cent of the population is unvaccinated But only 1 per …

South Australia records 3,591 COVID-19 cases as death toll jumps by a dozen
2 years, 7 months ago

South Australia records 3,591 COVID-19 cases as death toll jumps by a dozen

ABC  

South Australia's COVID-19 death toll has jumped by 12, after SA Health retrospectively included previously unrecorded deaths that occurred over the past three weeks. Key points: The 12 deaths take the toll since the start of the pandemic to 366 There are 22,821 current active cases The 221 hospitalised cases include 11 people in intensive care The deaths were of …

Are we at a point where Australians tolerate people dying from COVID-19?
2 years, 7 months ago

Are we at a point where Australians tolerate people dying from COVID-19?

ABC  

We seem to be at the point in this pandemic where people die every day from COVID-19 … and we're OK with that. "We seem to have closed our eyes to the suffering and the deaths that are still occurring due to Omicron, so I think it's bordering on irresponsible," Professor Toole said. You don't see social media lit up …

South Australia records 4,856 new COVID-19 cases amid jump in testing
2 years, 7 months ago

South Australia records 4,856 new COVID-19 cases amid jump in testing

ABC  

There have been another three COVID-linked deaths in South Australia, which on Wednesday reported 4,856 new cases of the virus — about 1,400 more than Tuesday. Key points: There are 247 people in hospital with the virus The latest three people to die were women aged in their 50s, 80s and 90s The number of current active cases is 26,486 …

SA Health reveals eight First Nation COVID-19 deaths since beginning of pandemic
2 years, 8 months ago

SA Health reveals eight First Nation COVID-19 deaths since beginning of pandemic

ABC  

Eight Indigenous people have died after contracting COVID-19 in South Australia since the beginning of the pandemic, SA Health has revealed. Key points: Eight Indigenous people in South Australia have died from COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic Quarantine hubs have been part of SA Health's strategy to limit the spread of the virus There are more than 90 …

Queensland's growing COVID-19 outbreak of BA.2 Omicron sub-variant puts health system under pressure
2 years, 8 months ago

Queensland's growing COVID-19 outbreak of BA.2 Omicron sub-variant puts health system under pressure

ABC  

The number of hospital and ambulance workers unable to work due to COVID-19 has more than doubled in the past 10 days as the Health Minister foreshadows another suspension on some elective surgeries. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot In latest reporting period: Deaths: 11 11 New cases: 5,698 Queensland's vaccine rollout: First dose: 93.2 per cent 93.2 per cent Second dose: 92.7 …

Kimberley COVID-19 outbreak spreads to second remote community, with three cases detected in Beagle Bay
2 years, 10 months ago

Kimberley COVID-19 outbreak spreads to second remote community, with three cases detected in Beagle Bay

ABC  

Health workers have been going door to door in far northern WA as the Kimberley's COVID outbreak spreads to a second remote Aboriginal community. Key points: The Kimberley's COVID-19 outbreak has spread to a second remote Aboriginal community Three cases have been detected in Beagle Bay and 19 in Bidyadanga It is the first confirmed spread of the virus in …

Western Australia records 222 local COVID-19 cases, with two cases in Indigenous community
2 years, 10 months ago

Western Australia records 222 local COVID-19 cases, with two cases in Indigenous community

ABC  

Western Australia has recorded 222 new local cases of COVID-19, including the first of this outbreak in a remote Indigenous community. Key points: Two cases have been confirmed in the remote Mantamaru community Two cases have been confirmed in the remote Mantamaru community The community is in lockdown and close contacts are in isolation The community is in lockdown and …

Calls for COVID quarantine centre closer to Aboriginal communities as Omicron spreads 'like a bushfire'
2 years, 10 months ago

Calls for COVID quarantine centre closer to Aboriginal communities as Omicron spreads 'like a bushfire'

ABC  

Justina Blacksmith and her one-year-old daughter Nyeisha were the first in their household to fall sick with COVID-19 early this month. Key points: Residents living in remote communities are isolating in hot and overcrowded houses They are calling for an isolation site for COVID-positive people that is also close to home Leaders say a centre similar to the Howard Springs …

NT records third COVID-related death as number of patients in ICU grows
2 years, 10 months ago

NT records third COVID-related death as number of patients in ICU grows

ABC  

The number of people with COVID-19 in Northern Territory hospitals has decreased slightly to 129, but there are more people in intensive care and in need of oxygen. Key points: There are now 129 people in hospitals across the NT with COVID-19, with five patients in the ICU Territory-wide, there are 6,576 active cases of the coronavirus An outbreak in …

Nine out of 10 COVID patients in NT hospitals are Aboriginal people. Experts are concerned, but not surprised
2 years, 10 months ago

Nine out of 10 COVID patients in NT hospitals are Aboriginal people. Experts are concerned, but not surprised

ABC  

Nine out of 10 of the patients with COVID-19 in Northern Territory hospitals are Aboriginal people, a rate which health experts say is "concerning" but, unfortunately, not surprising. Key points: In the NT, 30 per cent of residents are Indigenous Coronavirus has now spread into every region in Australia and into many remote Aboriginal communities Peak health groups have been …

The NT's COVID hospitalisation rate doubled as daily case numbers dropped. We ask the experts why
2 years, 10 months ago

The NT's COVID hospitalisation rate doubled as daily case numbers dropped. We ask the experts why

ABC  

The number of people in Northern Territory hospitals with COVID-19 has doubled in the past week and tripled from the number reported 10 days ago. Key points: Patients who need hospitalisation for COVID-19 are usually admitted seven to 10 days after testing positive, experts say Roughly 2 per cent of the NT's total number of active cases were in hospital …

NSW records 24 new COVID-19 deaths, 15,091 cases as hospital numbers plateau
2 years, 11 months ago

NSW records 24 new COVID-19 deaths, 15,091 cases as hospital numbers plateau

ABC  

NSW recorded 24 new COVID-19 deaths, as hospitalisations continued to plateau and the Deputy Prime Minister walked back comments made on live radio that "people aren't dying" from the virus. Key points: Booster rate for eligible people in NSW nears 40 per cent Kerry Chant says booster shots critical for protection against Omicron Brad Hazzard urges parents to get their …

Australians Warned As Covid Cases Rise, Asked To Brace For More Deaths
2 years, 11 months ago

Australians Warned As Covid Cases Rise, Asked To Brace For More Deaths

News 18  

Australia should brace for more COVID-19 deaths for the next few weeks, authorities said on Wednesday, as record infections fuelled by the Omicron outbreak overwhelmed health systems forcing Victoria to raise its emergency status for hospitals. “We have seen and we will continue to see deaths, mostly in older people, mostly in people with other chronic diseases,” Chief Health Officer …

‘Scarred for life’: Australia COVID wave heaps pressure on nurses
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Scarred for life’: Australia COVID wave heaps pressure on nurses

Al Jazeera  

Sydney, Australia – Nurses in New South Wales, home to a third of Australia’s nearly 26 million people, are coming under increasing pressure as an Omicron-fuelled wave of COVID-19 sweeps across the state. Prime Minister Scott Morrison insisted last week that Australia’s health system was “well equipped” to cope with Omicron. “Normally you’d be in isolation for that week,” Cashman …

Queensland records 16 COVID-19 deaths and 15,962 new cases in deadliest single day of pandemic
2 years, 11 months ago

Queensland records 16 COVID-19 deaths and 15,962 new cases in deadliest single day of pandemic

ABC  

Sixteen people have died from COVID-19 in Queensland in the latest reporting period, the highest daily death toll yet recorded in the state. Health Minister Yvette D'Ath said the state has confirmed 15,962 new cases of COVID and 819 people are being treated for their symptoms in hospital. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot In latest reporting period: Deaths: 11 11 New cases: …

Queensland records six deaths and 19,709 new cases of COVID
2 years, 11 months ago

Queensland records six deaths and 19,709 new cases of COVID

ABC  

Queensland has recorded six deaths from COVID, while a surge in cases sees hospital admissions jump. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot In latest reporting period: Deaths: 11 11 New cases: 5,698 Queensland's vaccine rollout: First dose: 93.2 per cent 93.2 per cent Second dose: 92.7 per cent Latest case information from Queensland Health. What you will need in your COVID preparation kit …

Queensland records three COVID-19 deaths and 23,630 new cases, Omicron wave to peak 'in the next two weeks'
2 years, 11 months ago

Queensland records three COVID-19 deaths and 23,630 new cases, Omicron wave to peak 'in the next two weeks'

ABC  

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says the state government has done all it can to encourage Queenslanders to protect themselves against COVID-19, after three unvaccinated people died of the disease. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot In latest reporting period: Deaths: 11 11 New cases: 5,698 Queensland's vaccine rollout: First dose: 93.2 per cent 93.2 per cent Second dose: 92.7 per cent Latest case information …

Queensland records six COVID-19 deaths, almost 15,000 new cases as border changes announced
2 years, 11 months ago

Queensland records six COVID-19 deaths, almost 15,000 new cases as border changes announced

ABC  

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced border restrictions on interstate travellers will be removed earlier than planned, on the same day the state recorded its largest number of COVID-19 deaths. Key points: It is the largest number of COVID deaths recorded on a single day in Queensland From 1:00am on Saturday border passes and negative tests will no longer be …

NSW records 30,062 COVID cases and 16 deaths, isolation exemptions for critical workers introduced
2 years, 11 months ago

NSW records 30,062 COVID cases and 16 deaths, isolation exemptions for critical workers introduced

ABC  

NSW has recorded its highest number of COVID deaths in a single day since the pandemic began. Key points: Workers who are critical to the supply of essential goods now no longer have to isolate if they are a close contact with no symptoms The change to the isolation requirements comes after mass shortages of many products in supermarkets due …

Victoria records 17,636 COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths, hospitalisations rise to 591
2 years, 11 months ago

Victoria records 17,636 COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths, hospitalisations rise to 591

ABC  

Elective surgeries in metropolitan Melbourne and major Victorian cities will be reduced as hospitals attempt to respond to heightened patient demand amid the surging Omicron wave. Key points: Nearly one in three Victorians being tested are returning positive results The number of COVID-19 patients in hospital has jumped by 75 in the past day A warning about ambulance delays was …

NSW records 20,794 new COVID-19 cases, private pathology company closes dozens of testing sites across Sydney
2 years, 11 months ago

NSW records 20,794 new COVID-19 cases, private pathology company closes dozens of testing sites across Sydney

ABC  

There are concerns that queues for COVID-19 tests in parts of Sydney are set to get even longer after one of the country's biggest pathology companies announced it was shutting dozens of testing sites until further notice. Key points: Australian Clinical Labs announced it was closing 28 of its 29 testing sites effective immediately The collection centres will be closed …

Baby with COVID-19 dies in South Australia, state records 1,374 new cases
2 years, 11 months ago

Baby with COVID-19 dies in South Australia, state records 1,374 new cases

ABC  

A COVID-positive child under the age of two has died in South Australia. Key points: A child under the age of two who was COVID-positive has died South Australia has recorded 1,374 new cases of COVID-19 There are still 37 patients in hospital, including four in intensive care Premier Steven Marshall said the case will be referred to the coroner, …

COVID-19 cases rise in low-vaccinated Queensland Aboriginal community Cherbourg
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 cases rise in low-vaccinated Queensland Aboriginal community Cherbourg

ABC  

The first-ever cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the Aboriginal community of Cherbourg, 250 kilometres north-west of Brisbane. Key points: Cherbourg has recorded three cases of COVID-19 The local council is urging people to limit movement ahead of NYE About 58 per cent of the community is fully vaccinated The first case was detected on Wednesday, and two further …

Healthcare worker exposes the real reason behind the Covid testing debacle
2 years, 11 months ago

Healthcare worker exposes the real reason behind the Covid testing debacle

Daily Mail  

A NSW healthcare worker has lifted the lid on the workings of a Covid pathology lab - as employees scramble to keep up with the sheer amount of positive cases coming through. pictured: Testing clinic at Bondi on December 28 Ms Cantarella has been run off her feet in a Covid ward and is demanding better conditions and a pay …

Australia’s New South Wales reports first death due to Omicron COVID-19 variant
2 years, 11 months ago

Australia’s New South Wales reports first death due to Omicron COVID-19 variant

Firstpost  

The fatal case was identified as a man in his 80s, who was infected at an aged care facility in western Sydney; he was fully vaccinated but had underlying health conditions Sydney: Australia’s New South Wales state reported more than 6,000 new COVID-19 cases on Monday and confirmed its first death from the Omicron variant. New South Wales, the country’s …

Closest Aboriginal community to Brisbane prepares for the worst of COVID
3 years ago

Closest Aboriginal community to Brisbane prepares for the worst of COVID

ABC  

Sitting in the waiting room of her local walk-in vaccination clinic, Leila Cobbr is anxious as COVID-19 cases surge in surrounding towns and cities. Key points: The Aboriginal community of Cherbourg is preparing for a COVID emergency Only 58 per cent of residents are vaccinated, according to federal stats The council is sourcing homes for quarantine and stockpiling food to …

Former chief health officer warns Queensland is at a turning point ahead of a 'huge spike' in COVID-19 cases
3 years ago

Former chief health officer warns Queensland is at a turning point ahead of a 'huge spike' in COVID-19 cases

ABC  

With the days of 'COVID-zero' over, Queensland is at a critical point in its pandemic response and the focus needs to shift from case numbers to hospitalisations, experts say. A key 'point of transition' Queensland University of Technology professor of public health and disaster management Gerry FitzGerald, who served as Queensland's chief health officer for three years, said the state …

Australia Covid-19: Scott Morrison rules out new lockdowns despite rising cases and Omicron fears
3 years ago

Australia Covid-19: Scott Morrison rules out new lockdowns despite rising cases and Omicron fears

CNN  

CNN — For two years, Australia avoided the worst of the coronavirus pandemic thanks to strict border controls and prolonged lockdowns. On Tuesday, the country’s most populous state reported its highest new daily caseload of the pandemic, and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison called an emergency National Cabinet meeting to discuss the rising infections. The World Health Organization said on …

NSW Covid cases: State reports 804 new cases of virus
3 years ago

NSW Covid cases: State reports 804 new cases of virus

Daily Mail  

NSW has reported 804 Covid cases in the past 24 hours in an extraordinary surge in case numbers. A 'pingdemic' of health alerts has meanwhile forced thousands into isolation as the state opens up to the rest of the world, with almost two million Covid alerts issued by Service NSW over the past fortnight. Between November 29 and December 13 …

COVID-19 'spot fires' to spread quickly through Queensland but hospitals will cope, Chief Health Officer John Gerrard says
3 years ago

COVID-19 'spot fires' to spread quickly through Queensland but hospitals will cope, Chief Health Officer John Gerrard says

ABC  

Queensland's new Chief Health Officer John Gerrard is warning COVID-19 will spread rapidly through the community now the borders have opened, but does not expect hospitals to be overwhelmed. Key points: Dr John Gerrard says authorities will become less concerned about individual cases He says they expect most COVID cases to be mild and managed at home It could be …

Aboriginal health worker with COVID slams anti-vaxxers, defends NT coronavirus response
3 years, 1 month ago

Aboriginal health worker with COVID slams anti-vaxxers, defends NT coronavirus response

ABC  

An Aboriginal health worker infected in the Northern Territory's COVID-19 outbreak has slammed misinformation being spread online and defended the government's evacuations of positive cases and close contacts in remote communities. Key points: 51 people have been infected with COVID-19 since the current NT outbreak began Katherine remains in lockdown, while Binjari and Rockhole are under even tighter restrictions Officials …

Why is Indigenous vaccination so patchy?
3 years, 1 month ago

Why is Indigenous vaccination so patchy?

ABC  

Tegan Taylor: Hello, this is Coronacast, a daily podcast all about the coronavirus. Pat Turner: I'm glad that the Northern Territory government is now working collaboratively with our sector, it's got to just be a really determined effort by South Australia, in the remote areas, by Western Australia state-wide, by Queensland state-wide, including the Torres Straits, and of course the …

Why COVID-19 is infiltrating Indigenous communities
3 years, 1 month ago

Why COVID-19 is infiltrating Indigenous communities

ABC  

Each morning at 6am, Aboriginal health worker Zoe Duke starts work at the makeshift COVID testing and vaccination hub on the outskirts of Moree in north-western New South Wales. Key points: 97 per cent of COVID-19 cases in Moree are Indigenous people Up to 461 Indigenous people could die in south-east Queensland over three months unless vaccination rates improve, modelling …

COVID-19 vaccination drive at Multicultural Festival as SA authorities aim for 80 per cent target
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 vaccination drive at Multicultural Festival as SA authorities aim for 80 per cent target

ABC  

South Australian health authorities have made another plea for communities with low vaccination rates to get immunised against COVID-19, nine days before the state significantly relaxes its border restrictions. Key points: Almost 74 per cent of South Australians aged 16 and over are now double-vaccinated Authorities are continuing to push to boost that number ahead of border restrictions easing on …

NSW Police Deputy Commissioner opposed COVID plan to lock down remote Aboriginal communities
3 years, 1 month ago

NSW Police Deputy Commissioner opposed COVID plan to lock down remote Aboriginal communities

ABC  

One of Australia's most senior police officers swayed the New South Wales government to reject a plan to protect Aboriginal communities, before this year's spiralling COVID-19 outbreak in which at least 15 Aboriginal people have died. Key points: NSW Deputy Police Commissioner Gary Worboys said the plan to allow Aboriginal communities to lock down was "impossible to police" The NSW …

Covid-19 travel: Sydney to further ease curbs on Monday as vaccinations pick up
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid-19 travel: Sydney to further ease curbs on Monday as vaccinations pick up

Hindustan Times  

Australia's largest city of Sydney will further ease social distancing curbs on Monday, a month after emerging from a coronavirus lockdown that lasted nearly 100 days, as close to 90% of people have got both doses of vaccine, officials said. Patrons dine-in at a bar by the harbour in the wake of coronavirus disease regulations easing, following an extended lockdown …

Experts warn NSW residents it won't be possible to maintain drop COVID case numbers
3 years, 2 months ago

Experts warn NSW residents it won't be possible to maintain drop COVID case numbers

ABC  

COVID-positive case numbers have taken a tumble in New South Wales, but experts say maintaining the fall is "not possible". Key points: NSW has seen its lowest daily COVID-19 transmission since August 8 Denmark saw a similar dip after the 70 per cent vaccination target Epidemiologists expect the case rate to grow in the coming fortnight Epidemiologist Catherine Bennett, from …

Queensland's health system 'will manage' a surge of COVID-19 patients, government says
3 years, 2 months ago

Queensland's health system 'will manage' a surge of COVID-19 patients, government says

ABC  

Queensland's already busy hospitals can manage the predicted worst-case scenario of 400 COVID-19 patients in intensive care units, according to Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young. Key points: ICUs can manage a surge in COVID-19 cases, Queensland government and CHO say New figures have revealed the worst-performing vaccination areas in Queensland Just 23.5 per cent of Indigenous people aged 15+ are …

As Australia enters the 'living with COVID' phase, experts say the population needs to focus on hospitalisations, not case numbers
3 years, 2 months ago

As Australia enters the 'living with COVID' phase, experts say the population needs to focus on hospitalisations, not case numbers

ABC  

The divide could not be starker. As New South Wales "opened up to the world", on the other side of the country in the COVID-free state of WA, the population got its first early glimpse into what "living with COVID" could mean — when its hard border is lifted. The numbers As New South Wales became the first state or …

Sydney to end COVID-19 quarantine for international travellers
3 years, 2 months ago

Sydney to end COVID-19 quarantine for international travellers

Live Mint  

Sydney will end its COVID-19 quarantine for fully vaccinated international travellers from Nov. 1, New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet said on Friday, foreshadowing the full return of overseas travel after more than 19 months. The federal government's reopening plans unveiled in July proposed abolishing caps on returning vaccinated Australians and a gradual reopening of international travel with safe countries …

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