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NSW records 30 deaths from COVID-19, hospitalisations increase to 2,762

NSW is in a good position to manage further likely increased COVID-19 case numbers when schools return and post-holidays, Dominic Perrottet says, as the state records 2,762 patients and 30 new COVID-19 deaths in the 24 hours to 8pm.

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NSW records 30 deaths, Victoria 20, Qld 10, SA three and Tasmania one – as it happened

Australia to scrap PCR test requirement for international arrivals; Triple J counts down Hottest 100. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

Locals ‘devastated’ after Whitehaven Coal allowed to bury used tyres at Maules Creek mine

NSW government’s approval compromises ‘environmental integrity of the operation’, say campaigners

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NSW may have hit its Omicron peak based on hospital data — and that's good news for other states

The evidence is firming up that at least one state — New South Wales — has reached its hospitalisation peak for this wave of the pandemic.

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NSW still awaiting school COVID-safe plan

NSW parents are still waiting to hear how the government plans to keep school children safe when they return to school at the end of the month.

AAP

Postal vote option for NSW by-elections

Residents of four NSW electorates due to vote in by-elections on February 12 will all have the option to do so via post, as the state's COVID outbreak goes on.

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Brad Hazzard promises Eurobodalla Hospital will open as a level four facility

As by-election campaigns ramp up, NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has assured Eurobodalla residents that the region's new hospital will be a level four facility.

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Australia has had its deadliest day yet of the pandemic – here’s what we know about who is dying

As the nation reaches the deadliest stage of the entire coronavirus pandemic, the protective effects of the vaccine remain clear

The Guardian - AU

CHO reveals common conditions behind elevated virus risks

NSW's chief health officer has revealed the common conditions that can lead to a elevated risk of death from COVID, on a day of record fatalities.

The New Daily

NSW's back-to-school plan days away

The return to school has become the NSW premier's first priority but parents and teachers are still waiting on the government's plan.

AAP

NSW Covid update: another record day as state reports 46 deaths but hospital numbers down

Chief health officer Kerry Chant warns deaths ‘likely to remain high’ for some time given lag from case numbers

The Guardian - AU

Coroner investigates infant's virus death

An infant in NSW infected with coronavirus has died, prompting a coronial investigation into whether COVID-19 played a part.

AAP

Two from Newcastle, one from Singleton among 46 new COVID deaths

Three people with COVID-19 have died in the Hunter on a day NSW recorded another record high for its daily death toll, as the state's top medico spoke publicly about the recent death of a baby who had the virus in Newcastle.

Newcastle Herald

Covid live: Ireland to lift almost all curbs from 6am on Saturday; France reports 400,851 new cases — as it happened

Ireland’s premier Micheál Martin says ‘we have weathered the Omicron storm’; France reports 400,851 daily cases and 233 Covid-linked hospital deaths

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GOOD MORNING: Epidemiologists Reckon The Omicron Wave May Have Peaked In NSW And Vic

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COVID-19 spread 'slowing in the community' as NSW records 46 deaths

NSW health authorities say evidence indicates the spread of the Omicron strain of COVID-19 is slowing in the community after the state recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic with 46 fatalities.

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Nation records highest death toll for the pandemic following grim two weeks of rising numbers – as it happened

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COVID updates: WA Premier says border decision right call for the state — As it happened

WA Premier Mark McGowan acknowledges his decision to keep WA's borders shut "upsets some people", but says it's the right call.

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Morning mail: Omicron wave ‘peaks’, bluebottle armada, Australia’s best tap water

Friday: New South Wales and Victoria may have reached the peak of the Omicron outbreak, according to some experts. Plus: the town with the best tasting tap water

The Conversation

Vital Signs: disclosure please, we shouldn't be playing bingo with COVID statistics

Given how much COVID-19 is dominating Australians’ lives, our governments should be telling us everything they know about infections, hospitalisations and deaths. So why aren’t they?

The New Daily

Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison’s ministerial team looks far from match-fit

It sounded a touch desperate – Prime Minister Scott Morrison imploring backpackers to “come on down” to Australia, as the Omicron crisis escalated. “Enjoy

AAP

Infant dies as NSW virus toll hits 1000

NSW health authorities have confirmed the death last month of an infant with COVID-19, as the state reports 46 deaths but another fall in hospitalisations.

The Guardian - AU

Top drop: NSW’s Richmond valley takes out best tap water in Australia title

Council plant faced ‘a lot of challenges’ to beat five other state entrants on qualities including clarity, smell, taste and ‘feeling in the mouth’

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Australia’s Omicron wave has likely peaked in NSW and Victoria, some experts say

Scientists say hardest-hit states are ‘probably through the worst’ as cases are ‘levelling off’

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison's ministerial team looks far from match-fit

It sounded a touch desperate – Prime Minister Scott Morrison imploring backpackers to “come on down” to Australia, as the Omicron crisis escalated.

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