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Prime Minister raises travel restrictions well before Christmas
COVID-19, Healthcare, Learning - Topics, Policy
Prime Minister raises travel restrictions well before Christmas
Nina Alvarez Oct 6, 2021

.Australians could be taking off overseas “well before” Christmas under Scott Morrison’s ambitious international travel goal. Travel restrictions have eased for some regions of Australia

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COVID-19, Healthcare, Mental Health
Refugees vulnerable to COVID-19 mental health toll
Nina Alvarez Oct 6, 2021

Refugees’ mental health has been negatively impacted by COVID-19 stressors, a new study by UNSW Sydney psychologists in partnership with the Australian Red Cross, Settlement

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Aged care facilities to start welcoming back visitors
Aged Care, Aged Care, COVID-19
Aged care facilities to start welcoming back visitors
Nina Alvarez Oct 6, 2021

Aged care facilities across Australia will be opened to visitors under a plan agreed to by National Cabinet. The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC),

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COVID-19, Healthcare News, Hospitals
Home deaths due to COVID-19 raises alarm among doctors
Nina Alvarez Oct 1, 2021

Home deaths due COVID-19 have started to worry epidemiologists as the large numbers show that COVID-positive patients are not coming forward for testing. Associate professor Sanjaya

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Children's Health, Healthcare, Healthcare News
“Friends bubble” approved for fully-vaccinated kids
Nina Alvarez Oct 1, 2021

Children and teenagers aged 18 years and under will be able to create a ‘friends bubble’ to allow home visits provided the adults in their

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COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Roadmap to NSW recovery from COVID-19 reveals possibility of easier travel
Nina Alvarez Sep 29, 2021

The roadmap to recovery from COVID-19 by New South Wales Government reveals NSW has a clear path to follow out of the pandemic and lockdowns,

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COVID-19, Healthcare News
Rapid antigen testing continues in NSW for aged care
Nina Alvarez Sep 23, 2021

Rapid antigen testing (RAT) kits have been made available by the Australian Government to the following services and providers in high-risk Local Government Areas (LGAs)

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COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Perth nurse opposes WA Government vaccine mandate
Nina Alvarez Sep 21, 2021

A Perth nurse who has worked in the healthcare sector for 17 years is willing to risk her job, family home and children’s private school

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COVID-19, Healthcare News, Hospitals/Clinics
Vaccine Operations Centre Weekly Update as of 6 September 2021
Nina Alvarez Sep 10, 2021

The Vaccine Operations Centre reported that more than 450,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine have arrived from the United Kingdom as part of a dose-sharing

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COVID-19, Healthcare News, Hospitals/Clinics
Commonwealth Hotspot Changes for Victoria and Extensions for NSW
Nina Alvarez Sep 10, 2021

Australian Government Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly has today lifted the current COVID-19 Hotspot for the purposes of Commonwealth support for all Victorian local

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COVID-19
COVID-19, Healthcare
COVID-19 Update: NSW records 1,281 new locally acquired cases
Lourdes Antenor Sep 6, 2021

NSW recorded 1,281 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. One new case was acquired overseas in the

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cemeteries
Hospitals
Reminder of COVID safety measures at Sydney cemeteries
Lourdes Antenor Sep 1, 2021

Visitors to Sydney cemeteries are reminded to abide by NSW Health orders to protect against the spread of COVID-19. Cemeteries and Crematoria NSW chairman Dr

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