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Air quality vital in taming COVID: expert

Improving indoor air quality will be key to long-term efforts against COVID-19 and a national approach is needed, a leading epidemiologist has told a committee.

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Professors express opposite views on whether the latest COVID-19 wave in SA has peaked

South Australia's Chief Public Health Officer says it is not clear whether the state has passed the peak of its latest COVID-19 wave, while a leading epidemiologist says "quite clearly" the numbers are on a downward trajectory.

ABC News

‘Absolutely ridiculous’: experts condemn Victoria’s scaling back of COVID PCR testing

State government guidelines state ‘targeted’ testing approach is for ‘clinically vulnerable people’ and other at-risk groups

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Latest COVID wave in ACT has already peaked: experts

If the wave has peaked, Canberra would be unlikely to record the 3000 cases a day predicted a fortnight ago.

The Canberra Times

COVID complacency proven in public transport mask wearing, epidemiologist says

Statistics are only giving an abstract understanding of the COVID situation, according to an epidemiologist who says more should be done to encourage mask wearing, including on public transport.

ABC News

Experts argue COVID-19 public policy unclear after CHO urges 'personal responsibility'

As the public is urged to take up 'personal responsibility' to prevent the spread of COVID-19, experts grow frustrated.

The Canberra Times

There's a new COVID-19 Omicron subvariant, so what is BA.2.75 and why are some people calling it 'Centaurus'?

Since the COVID-19 pandemic first began, many have become desensitised to these next few words: There's a new Omicron subvariant in town. Here's what we know about BA.2.75 so far.

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‘Not just another wave’: Australia’s Covid hospitalisations reach record levels in several states

Experts warn of worse to come, with most states likely several weeks away from peak hospitalisation rates

The Guardian - AU

Health experts warn of high reinfection rates in Covid omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants

Public Health Scotland says 20.5 percent of all BA.4 and BA.5 Covid cases were determined to be reinfections in a recent report.

Daily Record

Just as COVID is surging, test accuracy has plunged. Now what?

Fast-mutating COVID variants have made rapid tests for the virus much less accurate and liable to provide an inaccurate diagnosis in four out of ten cases.

The New Daily

Covid omicron BA.4 and BA.5 symptoms as experts warn of 'rapid reinfection rate'

Covid experts are warning people that they could get covid again thanks to the high reinfection rates of omicron BA.4 and BA.5 with the UKHSA (UK Health Security Agency) suggesting they could become dominant.

Glasgow Live

Latest Covid symptoms for new BA4 and BA5 variants

The new variants are driving a spike in cases in Wales

Wales Online

Return of restrictions grows likely as new COVID-19 wave rises

A rising wave of COVID-19 infections threatening to overwhelm the nation's hospitals may force governments to consider bringing back health restrictions.

The New Daily

Expert says mysterious diphtheria outbreak likely isn’t a cause for panic

A leading epidemiologist says diphtheria of the throat is unlikely to become a major public health concern, despite two new infections in NSW.

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Two Australian children have caught diphtheria. What is it? Is there a vaccine? And how do you prevent it?

Two Australian children are hospitalised with rare cases of diphtheria of the throat. So, what is diphtheria? How is it treated? And how important is vaccination?

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Calls to lower age limits for fourth doses

As Australia exceeds the 10,000 COVID-19 deaths mark, an infectious diseases expert has called for the fourth dose age limit to be lowered from 65 to 50.

The Canberra Times

'People really don't care anymore': Concerns health policy failing against COVID

The increased COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalisations is raising worries for the experts.

ABC News

COVID reinfection is on the rise and epidemiologists want to know the consequences

COVID restrictions have eased and lockdowns have lifted, but an Adelaide epidemiologist is wary of talk of a "post-COVID" world, especially at a time when reinfections are on the rise.

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The New Daily

Australia’s COVID rules wound back – despite surging infections

COVID rules have been wound back further across Australia, despite two new subvariants driving surge in case numbers – prompting alarm among some experts.

The New Daily

COVID-19 deaths on the rise: Epidemiologist’s grim prediction for Australia

A leading epidemiologist has warned Australia is heading towards 50 COVID-19 deaths a day as more transmissible Omicron variants sweep the nation.

ABC News

Tasmanian MP backs petition questioning COVID-19 masks and vaccinations

A Tasmanian Liberal MP sponsoring a petition to parliament to end COVID-19 mask and vaccination mandates says he is representing constituents who asked to have their concerns aired.

The Guardian - AU

Explainer: why are Covid infection rates in Australia so high compared with other countries?

Despite three new subvariants spreading and the second-highest daily infection rate in the world, Australians seem to be tuning out when it comes to Covid information

The Canberra Times

Expert optimism as ACT weighs up releasing contacts from isolation rules

An epidemiologist warned widespread COVID transmission would have an ongoing burden on the health system unless more was done to prevent long COVID cases.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s COVID death toll in 2022 more than doubled that of previous two years

Federal health data shows 4,547 people have died of Covid-19 this year to date, compared with 2,239 over 2020 and 2021

ABC News

COVID cases in Australia number 500,000 — but the undiagnosed number could be far higher

According to the latest federal health data, there are almost half a million known active cases in Australia — but epidemiologists believe they may be the tip of the iceberg, and the true number could be at least double that.

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