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‘Previously well’ two-year-old child dies in Sydney hospital with Covid

NSW records 14,970 new cases and four deaths from the virus – taking state’s Covid death toll to 2,027

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NSW Health says two-year-old child has died from COVID-19 at Sydney hospital

Health authorities in NSW have confirmed a two-year-old child has died from COVID-19. NSW Health said the child had been well before contracting the virus.

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Japanese encephalitis PCR tests available

Accurate tests are readily available to detect Japanese encephalitis, a specialist says, as NSW records its eighth case in the current virus outbreak.

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Veterinary students denied free access to Japanese encephalitis vaccine

Veterinary students in NSW come into contact with animals during their training, many of whom could carry the Japanese encephalitis virus.

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NSW COVID-19 case spike due to data glitch

NSW has reported 30,402 COVID-19 cases but NSW Health says it includes about 10,000 positive rapid antigen tests missed due to a glitch.

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Morrison plays down fresh Covid restrictions as experts say boosters best way to tackle subvariant

NSW health minister also ‘not at all keen’ to reintroduce masks and curbs on movement as reportedly recommended by officials

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NSW Health Has Called For Indoor Masks & A Dancefloor Ban In Response To The New BA.2 Subvariant

In response, Hazzard told the Sydney Morning Herald “as Health Minister I am not at all keen to be heading back the path that has exhausted everybody with all the restrictions. All that would be a last resort from my perspective”.

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Fourth Japanese encephalitis case in NSW

A fourth case of Japanese encephalitis has been confirmed by NSW Health, with residents urged to protect themselves from mosquito bites.

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Paramedic left to run NSW town hospital

Leaving an emergency paramedic to run a hospital during a COVID-19 outbreak was not a "perfect" decision, the NSW Health Secretary has acknowledged.

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NSW Health staff sent north to flood zone

Health Minister Brad Hazzard says there are growing reports of gastroenteritis in the flood ravaged communities on the NSW north coast.

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Two NSW residents diagnosed with Japanese encephalitis virus

NSW Health is concerned as two people living near the NSW-Victorian border are confirmed as having the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus, with one in intensive care in hospital.

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PM says further assistance coming as ‘rain bomb’ set to cost Queensland billions – as it happened

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NSW records its first probable human case of Japanese encephalitis

A resident from the NSW-Victoria border region is in intensive care with a probable case of Japanese encephalitis virus.

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Return to NSW normal not far off: premier

Despite NSW adding 6014 new infections to its COVID caseload, the premier is hopeful the changes will breath new life into central Sydney and other major CBDs.

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Many Queensland schools to close as ‘unpredictable’ weather continues – as it happened

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NSW has 7017 new COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths

NSW has reported 7017 new COVID-19 cases and 11 more deaths the day after mandated mask wearing ended in most settings.

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Morrison condemns Moscow’s ‘brutal’ attack on neighbour – as it happened

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Mask mandate scrapped in NSW schools

Masks will no longer be compulsory for NSW high school students and staff from next week, as COVID-19 restrictions ease in the state's schools.

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Victoria records 20 Covid deaths, NSW 12 and Qld 10 – as it happened

Western Australia premier says he will spend week in hotel quarantine to avoid perceptions he will benefit from timing of border reopening; SA election campaign officially begins. This blog is now closed

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NSW nurses vow to defy last-minute order to call off planned statewide strike

Following an application from the NSW government, the Industrial Relations Commission has ordered the nurses and midwives union to call off a statewide strike planned for Tuesday but the union says it is too late.

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Thousands protest in Canberra; NSW records 32 Covid deaths and Vic 19 – as it happened

Pauline Hanson mobbed by protesters as Lifeline book fair forced to cancel. This blog is now closed

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'Horrendous' conditions forcing Hunter nurses to strike as part of statewide action

Hunter nurses have labelled current working conditions "horrendous" and will be among the thousands who walk off the job next week as part of statewide strikes.

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'We have to start living': Elderly shake off COVID fears

NSW Health figures show less than 1% of triple-vaccinated people aged over 70 who caught COVID in December and early January died or ended up in ICU.

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Victoria reports 41 Covid deaths, Qld 21 and NSW 18; anti-vaxxers protest in Canberra – as it happened

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NSW backtracks on making vaccine boosters mandatory for health workers

Exclusive: Decision puts state at odds with counterparts in Victoria and South Australia who have already mandated a third jab

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