The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

While thousands of Floridians continue to be infected by coronavirus, state health officials already are treating COVID-19 as an endemic disease — with health experts clinging to hope that it has become more predictable, manageable and less deadly.

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

You can still get tickets to celebrate the first New Year's Eve with no coronavirus restrictions since 2019

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed the Tourism and Sports Ministry to map out measures to handle the return of Chinese tourists as about 300,000 of them are expected to arrive in the first quarter of next year.

State-funded PCR testing centres will stop operating in Victoria today, but free RATs will be offered at community centres.

“Pop-up brothels are the biggest thing. There are very few massage parlours now.”

The law bans doctors from providing "treatment or advice" "to a patient" "related to COVID-19" when that treatment or advice includes (1) "false information" (2) "that is contradicted by contemporary scientific consensus" (3) "contrary to the standard of care." The law regulates only speech to patients, not to the public…

From @jzulgad: The Vikings got eliminated from the playoffs at Lambeau Field in week 17 last year. On Sunday, they can eliminate the Packers

Some long COVID sufferers are paying thousands of dollars for COVID-19 antivirals, hoping they will lessen their symptoms during reinfections. While some experts say it's time to allow more Australia access to subsidised medications, others say more research is needed.

People have been urged to only attend A&E for life-threatening illnesses and serious injuries as Swansea Bay Health Board's hospitals deal with 'high numbers of extremely unwell patients'

SPECIAL REPORT: In an urgent plea, our NHS bosses have asked people to only call 999 or attend A&E if their condition is a life-threatening emergency