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Australia's Rapid Antigen Test stockpile poses headache for states as expiry dates loom

In the past year alone, Australia has purchased enough Rapid Antigen Tests for everyone to get 22 each — millions of which are about to expire, prompting calls for free giveaways for all.

ABC News · Jan 29, 2023

Western Australia's uptake of fourth COVID-19 booster second-lowest in the country

Health experts are concerned that slumping fourth-jab numbers in WA will lead to a spike in more severe cases like those that led to restrictions earlier in the pandemic.

ABC News · Jan 10, 2023

As COVID fades into the background for most West Australians, it still weighs heavily on some

As most West Australians attempt to bury the pandemic in the deepest recesses of their memories, not everyone has the luxury of simply forgetting about COVID-19.

ABC News · Nov 4, 2022

Australia's first Omicron wave might have been larger than we thought. But what about the current caseload?

Research estimating the impact of the first Omicron wave of COVID-19 indicates its cases might have been much higher than officially recorded.

ABC News · Jun 20, 2022

WA's mandatory COVID-19 vaccination rules set to stay as experts see no reason to change

About 60 per cent of WA's workers now need a third COVID-19 vaccination to stay on the job, and while the Liberals disagree with the continued requirement, there is no end in sight for the mandate.

ABC News · May 30, 2022

WA Premier Mark McGowan says masks and restrictions unlikely to return ahead of winter

Premier Mark McGowan continues to resist calls for fresh restrictions as he hopes WA will hit its COVID peak before the height of the flu season. Here's why an epidemiologist thinks it's a sensible approach.

ABC News · May 23, 2022

Margaret River Pro draws big crowds as COVID-19 cases climb to almost 3,000 in South West

Back-to-back long weekends bring more COVID-19 into WA's major holiday destinations, but it's not deterring crowds flocking to the state's biggest surfing event.

ABC News · Apr 29, 2022

China critics get creative after Beijing scrubs viral video of angry Shanghai residents from social media

Social media users try innovative ways to get around Beijing's censors to share video of residents complaining about the lack of food and medicine and heavy-handed tactics in locked-down Shanghai.

ABC News · Apr 23, 2022

Anger mounts among locked-down Shanghai residents as city reports more COVID deaths

China's major financial hub of Shanghai reported more new COVID-19 related deaths on April 22, as residents vented their anger over a harsh lockdown and strict censorship online.

Reuters · Apr 23, 2022

Vomiting and other gastro-like symptoms relatively common in people with COVID-19

Coughing in public can attract a few glances or even glares from the COVID-wary, but many of the virus's symptoms are less easy to identify.

ABC News · Apr 7, 2022