Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

The AFL has lifted its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, effective immediately, allowing a small handful of players against having the jab to return to the field.

AAP

India reports over 20,000 new COVID-19 cases after 145 days

38 new fatalities reported.

The Hindu

COVID-19 cases in WA hospitals surpass previous peak amid calls for new mask mandate

WA hits an unwanted pandemic record, with the number of people in hospital with COVID-19 in the state reaching a new peak of 329.

ABC News

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

CA releases schedule for revamped BBL

Cricket Australia is confident big crowds will return to the revamped Big Bash League this summer after two editions decimated by COVID-19 complications.

AAP

Wales heatwave: Top doctor issues warning ahead of extreme temperatures set to cause 'significant impact'

Some parts of east Wales could see temperatures reach early to mid-30s between Sunday and Tuesday

Wales Online

COVID cases are rising across Australia, with the peak yet to come. Here’s a breakdown of hospitalisations in each state and territory

Health officials across the country are predicting a peak in COVID cases in coming weeks but there are already hundreds of people being treated in hospital for the virus.

ABC News

Top Covid symptom in patients revealed by new data as infections surge across UK

A total of 2.3 million people are estimate to have had the virus latest figures show

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Flu season in NSW has peaked but worst yet to come from new COVID wave, authorities say

The flu season has likely reached its peak in New South Wales, but people are warned the worst is yet to come from a new wave of COVID-19 transmission.

ABC News

Snap national cabinet meeting to be held after calls for COVID-19 pandemic leave payments to be reinstated

Anthony Albanese will meet with state and territory leaders on Monday as the federal government faces calls to reinstate the pandemic leave disaster payment amid surging COVID-19 cases.

ABC News

NEET examinees must mask up: Official

RANCHI: Students appearing in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) will have to follow Covid-19 safety guidelines while entering exam centres.

The Times of India

Royal Melbourne Hospital expands emergency department as nearly 2,000 hospital workers furloughed across Victoria

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is opening a new space for patients arriving by ambulance to address delays, as nearly 2,000 hospital workers across the state are off work due to COVID-19.

ABC News

Book fair is back after February event cancelled by COVID protests

The book fair will be in the heart of Tuggeranong on Friday, Saturday and Sunday

The Canberra Times

Unvaccinated Royals Lay Bare Their Lack of Commitment

Ten Royals will miss a series in Toronto due to their unwillingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Their ignorance is hurting themselves and their team.

Sports Illustrated

NSW shifts aged care COVID vaccine rules

Visitors to aged care homes in NSW will no longer have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 under changes signed off by Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant.

AAP

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Times of India

6 of 10 in Maharashtra who had Covid have disrupted sleep patterns

MUMBAI: Almost six out of 10 people who suffered from Covid in Maharashtra said their sleep patterns have been disrupted since their recovery, according to a survey. Almost 16% of those surveyed in the state said they could only sleep for less than four hours a night. A healthy sleep…

The Times of India

Ahmedabad has 254 new, 1,748 active Covid cases

AHMEDABAD: The city on Wednesday recorded 254 new Covid positive cases, taking the active cases to 1,748. Gujarat recorded 742 new cases; there were 4,225 active cases. Of the active patients, three were on ventilators.

AAP

Qld premier calls for national virus talks

Annastacia Palaszczuk says fellow premier Dominic Perrottet supports her call for a national cabinet meeting so leaders can be briefed on COVID-19.

Wales Online

Long Covid sufferers warned against 'costly unproven blood treatment' abroad

Many people still suffering with symptoms are paying thousands of pounds for treatment at private clinics, but experts say the risks are not explained and there are no proven benefits

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - AU

Nation records 78 Covid deaths – as it happened

This blog is now closed

Daily Mirror

'Cloudy-minded' dad who drove 10 miles on motorway with two burst tyres blames Covid

Laurie Rosser, 42, a dad-of-four drove for 10 miles along the motorway with two burst tyres and was almost twice the drink limit later claiming having Covid influenced his decision

The Independent UK

Novavax Covid vaccine becomes fourth to receive FDA approval

The protein-based vaccine still needs to be approved by the CDC before it can start to be administered

ABC News

Tasmania tops the list for new COVID-19 cases per capita — but is that really what's going on?

The average number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases per capita in Tasmania is double NSW and the national average. Here's why it might not actually be as alarming as it sounds.

The Conversation

RATs for flu exist – should we be self-testing for that too?

Flu season has begun uncharacteristically early this year, and so far we’ve seen around 187,000 laboratory-confirmed cases, 1,323 hospitalisations, and 113 deaths.

The New Daily

We lost the plot on COVID messaging – now governments must be bold to get us back on track

We are in the grip of a fresh COVID wave, but governments are more reluctant to introduce measures to curb its spread. How did it come to this?

Reuters

COVID cases down in Americas but Omicron subvariants driving new infections -PAHO

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Wednesday warned of the growing number of COVID-19 cases caused by the highly infectious BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants of the coronavirus even as overall cases dipped in the Americas.

1 … 795 796 797 798

People

Annastacia Palaszczuk

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Office for National Statistics

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.