coronavirus

Inquest into Covid-19 deaths at Newmarch House reveals provider’s failures

Anglicare executives failed to provide sufficient leadership during the deadly 2020 Covid-19 outbreak at Newmarch House aged care facility in…

Man and woman in WA allegedly attempt to bribe health workers to avoid Covid jab

Two anti-vaxxers in Western Australia have been arrested and charged after allegedly attempting to bribe health workers in separate extraordinary…

Vaccine booster program officially rolls out across Australia from Monday

Australia’s booster shot program officially commences across the country today, with fully vaccinated adults aged over 18 who had their second shot…

Pfizer boosters approved, aged care residents up first

The government has announced that COVID-19 vaccination booster shots have been approved by the regulator, with aged care residents at…

SummitCare: inside the home that battled Delta

It was one o'clock in the morning when Michelle Sloane got the call. She got out of bed, drove to…

Pandemic solution threatens to become an endemic problem for aged care: opinion

Social isolation and physical distancing have never looked as good as they have over the past year-and-a-half, proving to be…

Nurse death toll from COVID-19 as high as World War I nurse casualties: ICN figures

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has released figures showing that as many nurses have died form COVID-19 worldwide as…

The Coronavirus Podcast – episode 13

Have you ever experienced COVID-rage? That is, anger brought on by social distancing or the lack thereof. Like when you…

Worldwide COVID-19 numbers hit 10 million with at least 500,000 dead, Melbourne sees spike in cases

Sunday saw a grim milestone reached as global cases of COVID-19 hit 10 million according to data from Johns Hopkins…

The Coronavirus Podcast Episode 10

What do we do if we can't find a vaccine for COVID-19? In episode 10 of the Coronavirus Podcast host…

The Coronavirus Podcast episode 9

This weeks' episode features a nurse with direct experience treating COVID-19 patients. Ashleigh Peters graduated at the end of 2018…

Dancing in the face of death

Around the world, nurses are in the thick of inconceivable conditions. Their workplaces have become warzones against a mysterious disease…

If you love health workers and you know it clap your hands: UK ‘Clap for our Carers’ to show appreciation

Health workers are being embraced in different ways around the globe as they put their lives on the line at…

Peak body for emergency medicine releases new COVID-19 guidelines

“There is no patient emergency more important than the safety of our healthcare workforce.” This is the first principle of…

EXCLUSIVE: Westmead Director of Nursing on fighting COVID-19

Kate Hackett is the Director of Nursing at Westmead Hospital in Sydney, ground zero for the treatment of COVID-19 here…

Pandemic highlights need for planning and protection: opinion

The global COVID-19 pandemic has widespread and insidious consequences that in many instances go beyond personal health and the ramifications…

How do healthcare workers protect themselves against COVID-19?

Grey’s Anatomy actress Ellen Pompeo late last week shared an Instagram video explaining to her 7.2 million followers that while…

COVID-19 UPDATE: Third death at aged care home, Vic and ACT announce state of emergency

A third resident at the Dorothy Henderson Lodge has fallen victim to the coronavirus, COVID-19, along with a Brisbane woman…

Third Australian dies, Australian cases hit 100: Coronavirus UPDATE

This story was updated 10 March at 9.15 am. A third Australian has died from the coronavirus COVID-19, as the…

More cases of COVID-19 confirmed,15 nurses in Queensland self-isolate, staff at Sydney aged care facility walk out

This is story was updated on March 6 at 9.45 am The suspected coronavirus outbreak at a Sydney aged care…

Aged care worker diagnosed with COVID-19, facilities at risk

The coronavirus COVID-19 is on the march across the globe and appears to be gaining a foothold here in Australia…

COVID-19 could soon be designated ‘disease X’, reaching epidemic level: experts

Large outbreaks of the coronavirus COVID-19 around the world have exacerbated fears that the worst is yet to come, with…

Australia’s response to coronavirus putting people at risk: RACGP President

Australia’s response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has been criticised by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). Its…

Nurses pushed to the brink fighting coronavirus, faces tell the story

Nurses fighting the deadly coronavirus across China are exhausted, low on supplies and taking to social media to show the…