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

The proportion of people testing positive for Covid-19 in Scotland fell to the lowest level in the UK last week, according to latest figures.

It is the first time cases have fallen in all four UK nations since Mid-August

The local authority has delivered 111,000 doses in its autumn booster programme to date, but health professionals warned that Covid and flu are still circulating this winter

China on Friday eased some of its strict COVID rules, including shortening quarantines by two days for close contacts of infected people and for inbound travellers, and removing a penalty for airlines for bringing in too many cases.

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

COVID hospitalizations are rising in kids under 6 months, CDC Director Walensky says

The ACT recorded a 30 per cent jump in new COVID-19 infections this week.

NSW Health says there's been a big increase in cases, with nearly 20,000 people with the virus reported this week, but authorities hope the latest wave will subside before Christmas.

COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising among babies under 6 months old, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging mothers to get vaccinated to reduce the risk of infection in those not yet eligible for shots, Director Rochelle Walensky said.