The Latest Breaking News on Should We Be Masking Up? What To Know About Australia’s New Covid Wave

Flu cases have jumped as Australia emerges from the pandemic and abandons infection control measures, putting children at risk of hospitalisation.

The Omicron variant BA.2.75 now accounts for more than three quarters of infections.

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

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has moved to dispel concerns about the efficacy and safety of both monovalent and bivalent mRNA vaccines for Covid-19, after reports of adverse side-effects made the rounds on social media.

The premier of NSW says there is no evidence vaccines currently have any impact on COVID-19 transmission, and has called for the end of broad vaccine mandates.

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It is almost three years since the World Health Organisation characterised the Covid-19 outbreak as a pandemic. Working at breakneck speed, scientists managed to produce effective vaccinations in record time. The subsequent mass production of vaccines and their rollout by governments have enabled most of us to resume our daily…

An estimated 1.4 million people in private households in the UK were likely to have Covid-19 in the week to February 14, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Levels continue to rise throughout England, Wales and Scotland

Levels continue to rise in England, Wales and Scotland, though the trend is uncertain Northern Ireland.

There has been a small increase in the nation's daily average COVID-19 cases, according to the latest health department data.