SYDNEY, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The Western Australia State (WA) authorities have announced that COVID-19 social distancing rules will be partially relaxed from Monday, following the continued low number of new cases and the encouraging response to COVID-19 in the state. The new changes, based...
As COVID-19 vaccinations rolled out globally from late 2020, rules and recommendations regarding vaccine use in pregnancy shifted rapidly. Pre-registration COVID-19 vaccine trials excluded those who were pregnant. Initial Australian medical advice did not routinely recommend COVID-19 vaccines in ...
These checks also ensured that the forecast data files did not meet any of the exclusion criteria (see the Methods section for specific rules). Each forecast file is subject to the validation rules documented at: https://github.com/reichlab/covid19-forecast-hub/wiki/Forecast-Checks. ...
"Western Australia is in a unique position. Our isolation is now our best defence. We need to use it to the best of our advantage." Meanwhile, the northeastern state of Queensland also tightened border restrictions with its neighbor below, NSW, denying entry to anyone without a valid reason....
Australia's Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly suggested rules narrowly targeting China lack "sufficient public health rationale" in a letter to his country's health minister. Hans Kluge, regional director for Europe at the World Health Organization, also urged precautionary measures "rooted in science...
The rules have changed. Even if I test positive for covid, I am supposed to come to work with it unless I am unwell enough to stay home in bed with it. That is what our guidelines on land say, and they are no different at sea. Stay home (in cabin) if you are unwell. If ther...
Brazil P&I'slatest circularregarding the rules in force in Brazil relating to the COVID-19 pandemic Correspondents Brazmar report the Presidents Office has issuedOrdinance No. 660, of November 27, 2021 anda translation,establishing specific and temporary restrictions for the entry of travellers into...
Singapore has yet to add restrictions to arrivals from China since new variants can emerge from anywhere in the world. "How will other countries treat travelers from Singapore when we encounter another infection wave?" Ong asked. Australia's Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly suggested rules narrowly...
The Northern Territory (NT), which entered a snap lockout on Thursday whereby unvaccinated people are subject to strict lockdown rules, reported 412 new cases on Friday, setting a new record for the third consecutive day. NT Health Minister Natasha Fyles described the "significant escalation" in...
December 31, 2020 (the end of sample period), Australia had reported 28,405 infected cases and 909 deaths, about 13 times the 2162 cases and 36 times the 25 deaths reported by New Zealand, respectively. This study identifies and evaluates the primary country-specific factors that explain ...