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NSW Health staff sent north to flood zone

Health Minister Brad Hazzard says there are growing reports of gastroenteritis in the flood ravaged communities on the NSW north coast.

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Two NSW residents diagnosed with Japanese encephalitis virus

NSW Health is concerned as two people living near the NSW-Victorian border are confirmed as having the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus, with one in intensive care in hospital.

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PM says further assistance coming as ‘rain bomb’ set to cost Queensland billions – as it happened

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NSW records its first probable human case of Japanese encephalitis

A resident from the NSW-Victoria border region is in intensive care with a probable case of Japanese encephalitis virus.

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Return to NSW normal not far off: premier

Despite NSW adding 6014 new infections to its COVID caseload, the premier is hopeful the changes will breath new life into central Sydney and other major CBDs.

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Many Queensland schools to close as ‘unpredictable’ weather continues – as it happened

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NSW has 7017 new COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths

NSW has reported 7017 new COVID-19 cases and 11 more deaths the day after mandated mask wearing ended in most settings.

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Morrison condemns Moscow’s ‘brutal’ attack on neighbour – as it happened

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Mask mandate scrapped in NSW schools

Masks will no longer be compulsory for NSW high school students and staff from next week, as COVID-19 restrictions ease in the state's schools.

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Victoria records 20 Covid deaths, NSW 12 and Qld 10 – as it happened

Western Australia premier says he will spend week in hotel quarantine to avoid perceptions he will benefit from timing of border reopening; SA election campaign officially begins. This blog is now closed

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NSW nurses vow to defy last-minute order to call off planned statewide strike

Following an application from the NSW government, the Industrial Relations Commission has ordered the nurses and midwives union to call off a statewide strike planned for Tuesday but the union says it is too late.

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Thousands protest in Canberra; NSW records 32 Covid deaths and Vic 19 – as it happened

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'Horrendous' conditions forcing Hunter nurses to strike as part of statewide action

Hunter nurses have labelled current working conditions "horrendous" and will be among the thousands who walk off the job next week as part of statewide strikes.

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'We have to start living': Elderly shake off COVID fears

NSW Health figures show less than 1% of triple-vaccinated people aged over 70 who caught COVID in December and early January died or ended up in ICU.

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Victoria reports 41 Covid deaths, Qld 21 and NSW 18; anti-vaxxers protest in Canberra – as it happened

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NSW backtracks on making vaccine boosters mandatory for health workers

Exclusive: Decision puts state at odds with counterparts in Victoria and South Australia who have already mandated a third jab

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NSW Health apologises for standard of care in regional and rural areas as inquiry wraps

NSW Health says it's sorry for the suffering caused by the standard of care in some areas, but rejected some claims raised during the hearings.

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NSW Health apologises for rural healthcare

Senior NSW Health officials have apologised to patients and families who have received substandard care outside cities, saying there are staff shortages.

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NSW government has ‘always known’ Covid deaths would rise after reopening, Perrottet says

Premier defends decision to ease restrictions just days after a NSW Health briefing note warned about the dangers of Omicron

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CMO says Omicron subvariant ‘not cause for concern’ – as it happened

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NSW government was warned Omicron could lead to more hospitalisations days before restrictions lifted

Exclusive: Briefing note from health officials raised concerns vaccines could be less effective and there would be increased risks of reinfection with new Covid variant

Newcastle Herald

Mosquito virus detected in Hunter, health authority warns

NSW Health is urging people to take extra precautions against mosquito bites after the Kunjin virus was detected in the Hunter.

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NSW records 49 COVID-19 deaths as hospital numbers continue to plateau

A total of 2,693 people are being treated in NSW hospitals for COVID-19, with 186 patients in intensive care. New modelling yesterday predicted hospitalisations would start to decline next week.

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NSW records 70 COVID-19 deaths as new modelling suggests decline in hospital admissions next week

The NSW Premier says the state is tracking "within capacity", according to the latest COVID-19 modelling, as the state adds 35 historic fatalities to the total death toll.

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NSW records 29 COVID deaths, push for booster uptake intensifies

The NSW Health Minister says the number of people getting a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot isn't good enough as hundreds of thousands of appointments go to waste.

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