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New Covid strain rising in Australia

A new Covid-19 subvariant, NB. 1.8.1, is beginning to take hold in Victoria, NSW and Western Australia, sparking concern among health authorities as Australia heads into the winter months. According ...
The Conversation

NSW may end its COVID vaccine mandate for health workers. That doesn’t mean it was a bad idea in the first place

Katie Attwell is a specialist advisor to the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation. She is a past recipient of a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award funded by the Australian Research ...
World Socialist Web Site

Australia records 205 COVID deaths, highest weekly figure since February

Last week, Australia recorded 205 deaths from COVID, the highest seven-day total since February 10. This brings the total official death toll to 21,463, with more than 4,400 people dying from the ...
Reuters

Australia's most populous state eases COVID-19 curbs, urges people return to offices

SYDNEY, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Australia's New South Wales (NSW) state will ease social distancing restrictions and remove requirements for companies to allow employees work from home after recording ...
Reuters

-Australia's COVID-19 cases hit 8-day high, restrictions may linger

SYDNEY, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Australia on Thursday reported the biggest one-day rise in COVID-19 cases in more than a week, denting optimism that a stringent lockdown of its second-largest city will ...