Hospitalizations increase in Australia as Covid-19 infections surge
Hospitalizations due to coronavirus have risen to their highest level since mid-October in Australia's most populous state, as a surge in omicron cases across...
Australia confirms first Omicron death
On Monday, Australia announced its first confirmed death from the novel Omicron variant of COVID-19, amid the country's largest daily increase in infections, but...
Lab errors made hundreds of Covid ‘positive’ people as ‘negative’ in Australia
Hundreds of patients were assured they didn't have Covid when they had tested positive at a Sydney lab, despite the fact that the virus...
South Australia imposes new restrictions on gatherings
South Australian officials have imposed a slew of Covid restrictions ahead of New Year's Eve, following the discovery of 774 new cases in the...
“We will all get Omicron’ says NSW health minister as cases rise
On Boxing Day, New South Wales recorded 6,394 new infections and 458 hospital cases, with the health minister warning that "we're all going to...
Covid cases spike in NSW, Queensland
On Christmas Day, NSW set a new record for the highest number of daily cases since the epidemic began, with 6288 infections.Since Omicron began...
Australia to cut booster dose time gap to 4 months
As the country grapples with record infections caused by the Omicron variant, Australia's Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Friday that the government would...
Omicron spread: Australian states reinstate Covid-curbs
On Thursday, Australia reinstated COVID-19 curbs to encompass the majority of the population, including mandatory mask wearing indoors, capacity limits, and QR code check-ins,...
Omicron surge: Australia rules out possibility of lockdown
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday that Australia must move past "government's strong hand" and that authorities must cease closing down people's life...