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The latest COVID-19 surge is waning — but long COVID will be the next public health crisis

The government is considering allowing asymptomatic COVID-19 patients to go out to buy food and other daily necessities on the condition that they take thorough measures to avoid spreading the infection, starting as early as mid-September, according to government sources.

Everything you need to know on how common reinfections are

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of variant, experts say

The World Health Organization's Covid chief said Friday it was time for a reality check on the virus after the millionth death from the disease this year. Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's technical lead Covid-19, said the toll was "heartbreaking" because the tests, treatments, vaccines and public health measures to…

There are 106 people in Canberra hospitals.

A decline of 3,396 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours, the data showed. Read further on Dynamite News:

The national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.62%

Federal health officials expressed cautious optimism Friday about the trajectory and spread of the monkeypox outbreak, emphasizing that increased vaccination, harm reduction behaviors and educational and outreach efforts appear to be helping to curb the spread.

Today’s warning comes after recent data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre showed a "worrying drop in the uptake of childhood vaccines in two-year-olds"

A US study has found school-aged children can accurately test themselves for COVID-19, with their results almost always matching healthcare workers' tests.