The Latest Breaking News on COVID-19

Around one in 14 of the region's hospital beds are currently occupied by patients with coronavirus

Most Los Angeles County residents who have been afflicted with long COVID reported experiencing symptoms severe enough to limit their daily activities for more than four weeks after they became infected, according to a recent survey.

The percentage of people testing positive has risen among over-70s in England.

Patients in England will pay more for NHS prescriptions from this April - it comes after the annual price rise was frozen last year due to the cost of living crisis

The Biden administration is seeking billions of dollars for a new push to wipe out hepatitis C, a virus that has continued to kill thousands of people annually in the U.S. despite the existence of extremely effective medications that can cure the infection within months.

Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.

Australia's nicotine consumption increased by 30 per cent in the early stages of the pandemic due to high stress and restrictions, researchers suggest.

On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organisation classified COVID-19 as a pandemic. Three years on, it remains just that. As much as we don’t want it to

Health officials say the survey will be "paused" from March 31. Any new surveys will be announced “in due course”.