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Australia is heading for its third Omicron wave. Here’s what to expect from BA.4 and BA.5
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Australia is heading for its third Omicron wave in the coming weeks, as BA.4 and BA.5 become the dominant COVID strains.
BA.4 and BA.5 are more infectious than...
COVID pandemic 2nd anniversary: 3 things we got wrong, and 3 things to watch out for
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Two years ago, on March 11 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.
This was two months after there...
Australia has a new four-phase plan for a return to normality. Here’s what we know so far
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has received criticism from the general public for not having a concrete plan to take us out of the COVID-19...
The NSW-Vic border will reopen this month, and ironically the risk is greatest for Victoria
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New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian today announced the border with Victoria will reopen on November 23.
It will be the first time...
On the road to COVID normal: the easing of regional Victoria’s restrictions signals hope for Melbourne too
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As of 11.59pm yesterday (September 16), regional Victoria took the third step out of COVID-19 restrictions, Premier Daniel Andrews announced today.
According to the roadmap revealed...
Victoria is on the precipice of an uncontrolled coronavirus outbreak. Will the new measures work?
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I recently wrote about Victoria’s surge in COVID-19 cases. On that day, Victoria recorded 11 new infections, after a few days of...