AAP - 06-11-2022

China will persevere with its "dynamic-clearing" approach to COVID-19 cases as soon as they emerge, health officials say, adding measures must be implemented more

AAP - 05-11-2022

New offshoots of the dominant BA.5 subvariant of Omicron known as BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 are gaining ground in the United States as the SARS-Cov-2 virus that triggered the COVID-19

AAP - 01-11-2022

Italy's new government has lifted the coronavirus vaccination requirement for health workers in hospitals and nursing homes. As of Tuesday, about 4000 health

AAP - 31-10-2022

An independent review will examine Western Australia's COVID-19 pandemic response as the state of emergency finally comes to its end. The emergency powers,

AAP - 30-10-2022

China's largest city, Shanghai, is ordering mass testing on all 1.3 million residents of its Yangpu district and confining them to their homes at least until results are

AAP - 29-10-2022

A cruise ship with COVID-19 cases on board has docked near Perth, with most passengers free to disembark after returning negative tests. The Coral Princess arrived

AAP - 28-10-2022

The federal health minister does not expect summer to bring with it the steep spike in COVID cases that was experienced last year. While isolation requirements

AAP - 26-10-2022

Passengers and crew on the first major cruise liner to visit Western Australia since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic have tested positive for the virus. Health

AAP - 18-10-2022

New Zealand is dismantling the legislative framework for most of its COVID-19 restrictions, but keeping its seven-day isolation and limited mask-wearing provisions as cases

AAP - 16-10-2022

When COVID-19 hit Australia, the country's top health bureaucrats were bracing for something big - but even they were yet to grasp the enormity of the looming crisis.