A schism has been brewing in Australia’s medical fraternity on how to handle the pandemic best—spilling over into the political realm—with one group pushing for strong measures to smother any potential transmission of COVID-19, and the other calling for society to learn to “live with the virus.” Dr. Nick Coatsworth, a former chief medical officer…
Australian Health Experts Split Over Approach to Pandemic Management
January 12, 2022
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Novak Djokovic Apologises for Socializing While COVID positive
January 11, 2022
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Novak Djokovic has issued a statement apologising for not isolating after testing positive to COVID-19 in December saying that he had felt obliged to do an interview and believed since he was asymptomatic and was socially distanced it would be alright. “This was an error of judgement and I accept I should have rescheduled this…
Third Vaccine Shot Mandated for Tens of Thousands of Australian Workers
Australian state governments are tinkering with how “fully vaccinated” individuals are defined, with booster shot mandates now inching across four states. Western Australia was the earliest jurisdiction to make the COVID-19 booster shot mandatory for its million-strong workforce in a directive issued on Dec. 22—on top of an existing vaccine mandate. “The emergence of Omicron…
New Critical Worker Isolation Rules in Australian States to Ease Mounting Pressure on Supply Chain
January 10, 2022
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The national cabinet is set to approve changes to isolation rules for critical workers in New South Wales (pdf), and Queensland has been sent to the national cabinet for endorsement after it was approved by the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. The new changes allow asymptomatic workers in critically essential roles that…
Australian Supermarket CEO Warns Customers of ‘Gaps on the Shelf’ Amid Omicron Pressure
January 7, 2022
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The CEO of one of Australia’s largest supermarket retail chains has written to customers warning of product shortages during the current wave of the Omicron variant, which has led to high staff numbers isolating and gaps in the company’s supply chains. “Unlike the surge buying of early 2020 (who could forget the toilet paper), this…
‘Panic Buying’ Blamed for Aussie Shortage of Rapid Antigen Test
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has rebuffed growing calls to make rapid antigen tests free for everyone, despite shortages of the tests. As COVID-19 cases linked to the Omicron variant explode across the country, state and territory testing clinics have come under increasing pressure, leading to a growing push for rapid antigen tests. While chemists…
Hospitals In Victoria Under Increasing Pressure as COVID-19 Outbreak Surges in Australia
Three Victorian hospitals are warning people not to visit emergency departments unless “absolutely necessary” due to extreme pressure from rising COVID-19 admissions and demand for testing. Health authorities say the state will see a rapid increase in coronavirus hospitalisations in the coming days. The number of people in hospital with the virus has risen by…
Contact Tracing Data in Victoria, Australia Accessible to Third Parties: Court Documents
Contact tracing information in the Australian state of Victoria is accessible to third parties despite earlier government assurances that the data was secure, according to recently unveiled court documents. Victoria’s Acting Premier Jacinta Allan has since admitted that contact tracing information could be shared with third parties, such as police or government agencies, for public…
Victoria Orders 34 Million Rapid Antigen Tests
Victorians will get 34 million free rapid antigen tests by the end of January. On the same day the state posted its highest COVID-19 daily infection tally, with 3,767 new cases, the state government announced it will ramp up access to at-home tests. “Rapid antigen testing is the way that Victorians can have confidence as…
Australia COVID-19 Outbreak Grows by 10,000 in One Day
Australia has surpassed the unwanted milestone of 10,000 new COVID-19 infections in one day, spurred by high case numbers in the three southern states of New South Wales (NSW), Victoria and South Australia (SA). NSW reported 6324 new cases while Victoria had 1999, with the two states forming the bulk of the country’s near 10,200…
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