This report presents statistics on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Australia. After a global summary is provided, this report includes figures on the spread of the virus, the impact on the health system, businesses and employment in the country. A final chapter covers public sentiment an...
Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil and Health Minister Mark Butler on Sunday announced that, from Wednesday, travelers arriving in Australia will no longer have to complete a Digital Passenger Declaration (DPD) to declare vaccination status. It marks an end to all Australia's international travel ...
In Australia, there are other antibody drugs available but they are not currently widely used. This includesronapreve, which isless effectiveagainst the omicron strain of the virus, andregkironawhich is still being explored inclinical trials. Ad Other drugs are also used for COVID but, again, ...
The Australian government recently received advice from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (ATAGI) about the COVID-19 vaccination status, with people aged 16 and over having had a booster shot now considered "up to date" with immunizations. Under the new rules, an eligible ...
Sydney, Australia, on Saturday night began a two-week lockdown amid a surge in cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said it was "the scariest time that I felt since the pandemic started," as she announced the lockdown and associated stay-at-...
In the fall of 2023, this was again repeated. While the UK (Department of Health and Social Care2023), Sweden (The Public Health Agency of Sweden2023), Denmark (Danske Regioner2023), Spain (Soto2023), Germany (Federal Ministry of Health2023), Australia (Australian ...
Mental health of people in Australia in the first month of COVID-19 restrictions: a national survey. Med J Aust. 2020;213:458. Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Yu X, Tam WW, Wong PT, Lam TH, Stewart SM. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for measuring depressive symptoms ...
One study used case data from multiple countries around the world,81 6 studies were conducted in South Korea,37,46,51,52,59,124 4 in France,25,29,35,113 3 in Japan,80,105 2 in Singapore,87,111 2 in India,16,78,83,103 2 in Vietnam,21,58 and 2 in Australia.45,99 One ...
Of the 587 men (62.4%) who reported sex with casual partners before COVID-19, 93 (15.8%) continued to do so in the period since COVID-19, representing a relative reduction of 84.2%. Conclusion: GBM in Australia have dramatically reduced their sexual contacts with other men since COVID-...
"The key thing is that these are small changes in the virus, and not unlike what we have seen before. They may not resemble the large shift we saw with Delta to Omicron," said Turville. Despite this, it would be critical for Australia to watch closely how these variants develop as the...