The highly transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19 does not appear to cause more severe disease among fully vaccinated or unvaccinated hospitalized patients, compared to earlier forms of the virus, according to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The CDC study, released on Oct. 22, analyzed some 7,600 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, the…

A new strain of the Delta variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Australia’s most populous state New South Wales (NSW). Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant revealed that a new variant had emerged, which was different from current strains in the community. “We’ve been having a program throughout this response to the pandemic around genome…

Australians living in the states of New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria will continue to be subject to harsh and prolonged COVID-19 lockdown and restriction measures, with the leaders of both states refusing to ease up until more residents are vaccinated. Victorian Premier Dan Andrews announced on Sept. 1 that his state would extend its…

Australians living in the states of New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria will continue to be subject to harsh and prolonged COVID-19 lockdown and restriction measures, with the leaders of both states refusing to ease up until more residents are vaccinated. Victorian Premier Dan Andrews announced on Sept. 1 that his state would extend its…

The New South Wales (NSW) government has reported 1,035 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and two deaths as the Delta strain continues to spread through the locked down state. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard says 61,778 people received a vaccine in the 24 hours to 8 p.m. on Friday night. “As we have said…

The Queensland government has announced that it has struck a deal with billionaire John Wagner to build a fit-for-purpose regional COVID-19 quarantine facility at Wellcamp, Toowoomba, providing 1,000 beds to ease pressure on the hotel quarantine system. This comes less than 24 hours after Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk slammed shut its borders for two weeks,…

The government of the Australian state of Queensland announced on Thursday that it has struck a deal with billionaire John Wagner to build a fit-for-purpose regional COVID-19 quarantine facility at Wellcamp, Toowoomba, providing 1,000 beds to ease pressure on the state’s hotel quarantine system. This comes less than 24 hours after Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk…

The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has reported 390 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, including a wide spectrum of ages hospitalised and in intensive care. More than 300 people are in hospital, with 63 in the ICU. Of the people in ICU, four are in their 20s, six are in their 30s,…

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has announced that it will enter a snap seven-day lockdown from 5 p.m., Aug. 12, after a single positive CCP virus case was detected in the territory and traces of the virus were also detected in wastewater. Authorities are investigating the source of the positive case’s infection, who was active…

The New South Wales (NSW) government has followed Queensland to significantly broaden its contact tracing mandate but has promised to break the nationwide cycle of police accessing users’ private location data. From July 12, educational institutions, offices, supermarkets, amusement centres, recreational facilities, places of worship, and more, will all be required to set up QR…