Australia
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New close contact and isolation rules ahead of NYE as Australia prepares for more cases
As predicted New South Wales has recorded another increase of coronavirus cases, with 21,151 locally acquired infections overnight. Six people sadly lost their lives in the state which reported another 26 …
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Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia cancels main religious events due to Omicron
Following an emergency online meeting of the Bishops of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia yesterday, 30 December 2021, a snap decision was made to cancel or postpone major religious celebrations …
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Australians may have to receive up to three jabs a year, data suggests
While the world focuses on Pfizer and Moderna to moderate the symptoms of COVID-19, weekly data published by UK’s Health Security Agency on Christmas suggests that even boosters offer lower …
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NSW records 12,226 COVID-19 cases; Victoria soars to 5,137 infections
Case numbers continue to rise across the country with New South Wales recording 12,226 new COVID-19 cases and one death in the past 24 hours. Sadly, hospitalisations have increased from …
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VIC & NSW to provide free rapid antigen tests as case numbers reach record highs
Rapid antigen tests have become the most sought-after commodity around the world and especially between Victoria and South Australia. Due to the strain on testing centres, SA has decided to …
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NSW records 11,201 new cases – Victoria hits 3767
As Australia hits record COVID-19 infection numbers across all states, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for an emergency cabinet meeting tomorrow to discuss the further management of the coronavirus …
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Victoria’s cases surge as NSW counts more false negative results amid testing chaos
Victoria has recorded 2738 new cases in the past 24 hours, 739 more than yesterday, however, the state’s hospitalisation rate has dropped. The numbers have come out of more than …
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Update: Almost 1000 more people received false negative tests in Sydney
Sydney medical laboratory SydPath has announced that almost 1000 more people -on top of the 400 announced earlier today by St Vincent’s Pathology – were COVID-19 positive when they received …
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Greek Orthodox families devastated on Christmas as they find graves at Fawkner cemetery vandalised (video)
It was not a happy Christmas for several Greek Orthodox families in Melbourne as they arrived at Fawkner cemetery to pay their respects to their departed loved ones. Visitors arrived …
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Positive case numbers continue to rise in NSW as testing centre sends out 400 false negatives
A Sydney laboratory at St Vincent’s hospital issued a public apology to 400 hundred people infected with COVID-19 that were told they were negative. “SydPath last night incorrectly messaged more …