14.5 mln people joined Obamacare health insurance in US
According to the US government, more than 14.5 million Americans have signed up for Obamacare health insurance for 2022, a 21 percent increase over...
‘Take booster dose’ Australians warned as Covid threat looms
In the face of the extremely contagious BA.2 sub-variant of the Omicron coronavirus strain, Australian authorities warned on Monday that the sluggish delivery of...
As Covid ebbs, 98% US population can avoid wearing masks
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late on Thursday said some 98% of the U.S. population live in locations where COVID-19...
Australia declares Japanese Encephalitis Virus outbreak
The developing Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) epidemic in Queensland was recently named a Communicable Disease Incident of National Significance by Australia's government.Queensland officials confirmed...
WA ready to reopen border from March 3
The new Safe Transition Plan will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, March 3, 2022, following a review of Western Australia's border restrictions...
Canada eases entry conditions for vaccinated travellers
Fully vaccinated international travellers will no longer be required to take a molecular Covid-19 test in order to enter Canada.Antigen testing, which are often...
Thousands of nurses protest in Australia, demand higher wages
In the nation's most populous state, New South Wales, a nurses' strike took place for the first time in nearly a decade on Tuesday....
People protest Covid vaccine mandates in Australian capital
Thousands of demonstrators marched through Australia's capital city to the Parliament building on Saturday to express their opposition to COVID-19 vaccine mandates, the latest...
Australia can soon eliminate HIV
HIV diagnoses in Australia have reached an all-time low, and the country is on the verge of eliminating transmissions. According to Gary Nunn of...