Kate Hackett is the Director of Nursing at Westmead Hospital in Sydney, ground zero for the treatment of COVID-19 here in Australia. Like everyone else, Hackett had seen the virus develop from afar over the summer period but could not ...

The global COVID-19 pandemic has widespread and insidious consequences that in many instances go beyond personal health and the ramifications of which may not yet be fully known. For some the impact may be as minor as struggling to buy ...

A third resident at the Dorothy Henderson Lodge has fallen victim to the coronavirus, COVID-19, along with a Brisbane woman – taking the national death toll to five. This news comes as the Victorian, West Australian and ACT governments declare ...

This story was updated 10 March at 9.15 am. A third Australian has died from the coronavirus COVID-19, as the total number of cases in NSW reaches 55 and the number of cases across Australia now sits at 100. According ...

This is story was updated on March 6 at 9.45 am The suspected coronavirus outbreak at a Sydney aged care facility has been confirmed, with one resident dead from the illness – causing staff to collectively walk out, as reported ...

A Sydney aged care home has placed several residents in isolation after the confirmation that one of its workers has contracted the coronavirus, COVID-19. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard on Wednesday confirmed an aged care worker at Dorothy Henderson Lodge ...

The coronavirus COVID-19 is on the march across the globe and appears to be gaining a foothold here in Australia with the news of the third case of person-to-person transmission in NSW. It has also been reported by the Sydney Morning ...

Large outbreaks of the coronavirus COVID-19 around the world have exacerbated fears that the worst is yet to come, with one expert predicting that the disease will turn into a pandemic and another lamenting the inaction of officials in dealing ...

Australia’s response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has been criticised by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). Its president, Dr Harry Nespolon, said the lack of government planning is “risking people’s health”. The RACGP is urging the government ...