Australia’s COVID-19 Taskforce commander is confident most Australians will have access to two doses of the vaccine by the end of the year, as the push to vaccinate Australians ramps up.
Kimberley Caines
A US-made antibody cocktail to treat high risk COVID-19 patients has been conditionally recommended for use in Australia.
Andi Yu
NSW has recorded 239 new local COVID cases. It comes as Queensland recorded nine new cases of virus, as parts of the state wake up to the first day of a strict lockdown. SEE THE LATEST UPDATES.
Victoria has recorded four new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, all of them in quarantine throughout their infectious period.
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Flordia has become the new national epicentre for the virus, accounting for around a fifth of all new cases in the US.
Mike Schneider
The WA branch of Australia’s Medical Association says the State simply can’t wait until 2022 for a purpose-built quarantine facility to be built in Perth. But it has offered an alternative to hotels.
Joe Spagnolo
Thousands of WA criminals behind bars have been vaccinated with the in-demand Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, despite hordes of West Australians still waiting.
The fear of a deadly Delta outbreak prompted Queensland into a snap three-day lockdown yesterday, as NSW recorded another 210 cases, another death and 50 more venues of concern.
Tim Clarke
As case numbers soar and the army hits the streets, the NSW crisis shows no sign of ending. Rhianna Mitchell investigates why the situation is so dire and how the State leader can end the nightmare.
Rhianna Mitchell
Queensland has recorded nine new local COVID-19 cases as authorities continue to search for the link which started the virus outbreak in the state's southeast.
The premier has urged all adults in NSW to get vaccinated to ensure this is the state's "last lockdown" after 239 new local COVID-19 cases were reported.
Gina Rushton
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has avoided a no-confidence vote on Monday after postponing parliament due to the pandemic.
The coronavirus pandemic has overwhelmed Myanmar's health system six months after the military junta took over.
The confined Fremantle assistant — who is facing allegations he breached quarantine three times — was spotted out and about today. Here’s why his club says he was fine to do so.
Caitlyn Rintoul
Olympic city Tokyo along with Thailand and Malaysia have reported record COVID-19 infections as the Delta variant surges in Asia.
China has recorded more than 50 new COVID-19 cases as the city of Nanjing battles an outbreak of the Delta variant that's spread to other cities.
Tasmania has closed its border with southeast Queensland and has ordered about 11,000 recent arrivals from the region to stay home for at least three days.
Ethan James
West Coast are set for another Monday night home game at Optus Stadium as a result of Queensland’s snap three-day lockdown.
Catherine Healey
Queensland has recorded six new community cases of the Delta strain of coronavirus, prompting a strict three day lockdown in 11 LGAs in the state's southeast.
The latest global developments on the coronavirus, as at 0925 AEST Saturday July 31.
Parts of Queensland will go into a snap lockdown from 4pm after a spike in cases linked to a school cluster. It comes as NSW records 210 new local cases. SEE THE LATEST COVID UPDATES.
Taxi and rideshare services into Sydney's CBD have been banned on Saturday and up to 1000 police officers are ready to intervene in an anti-lockdown protest.
Hannah Ryan
Victoria has recorded two new locally acquired COVID-19 cases one of whom is a colleague of an infected COVID-19 testing site worker.
The Walt Disney Company will be requiring all salaried and non-union hourly employees in the US who work on site to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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