If you test positive on RAT, no need to get a PCR test
In the biggest change to the COVID-19 testing system since the beginning of the pandemic, Victorians won’t have to line up to get a...
COVID-19 outbreak reaffirm India’s position as ‘pharmacy to the world’
Following the news that India-based Strides Pharma has developed and commenced the export of generic favipiravir antiviral tablets to potentially treat COVID-19 infection
Sasmitha Sahu,...
Paid pandemic leave for casual workers extended over summer
Pandemic payments for casual workers who test positive for COVID-19 have been extended over the summer period.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced recently that the...
Vaccine rollout ramps up across Victoria
The Victorian Government will this week open the doors of its largest high-volume vaccination centres to anyone over the age of 70 for bookings,...
More drive-through vaccination clinics for Victoria
After a successful start for Australia’s first drive through vaccination clinic in Melton, Victoria will now be home to an additional three drive-through sites—in...
US sales of guns soar amid coronavirus panic buying
Sales of guns and ammunition are soaring across the US amid the coronavirus crisis. On the west coast, long lines of customers were queueing...
Stroke innovation paves the way for COVID-19 Clinical Guidelines
Stroke Foundation paves the way for world-first “living guidelines” to help clinicians manage the coronavirus (COVID-19)
Technology and processes Stroke Foundation has developed and piloted...
Melbourne lockdown extended as state records 60 local cases
With 60 local cases and more than 350 exposure sites, and a variant of the virus that is quicker and more contagious than seen...
Will vaccines work against Omicron?
Of the 647 Omicron genome sequences as of yesterday in the world’s largest database ‘GISAID’, Australia has 16 and India has 4. The latest...
Victoria goes into another snap seven-day lockdown
Due to the COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours—suspected to be the highly infectious Delta variant—Victoria will enter a state-wide lockdown for...