New South Wales has updated its coronavirus restrictions. Here’s what you need to know
The updated restrictions for Greater Sydney apply to shopping and construction, with a support bubble for single people living alone and a pathway for year 12 students…
Read moreMore financial support is on the way for people affected by NSW’s COVID-19 lockdown
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced additional financial support for people locked down in NSW who have lost work, with COVID-19 disaster payments now extended to those…
Read moreThe CDC is recommending masks for vaccinated people in high transmission areas. What does that mean?
Should you wear a mask if you’re fully vaccinated? If you’re in an area with high COVID transmissibility, the CDC says yes. Here’s what that means.
Read moreLA requires vaccination or tests for city workers
Los Angeles will require city employees to show proof vaccination against COVID-19 or be regularly tested, officials said Tuesday, a policy in line with a new state…
Read moreQueensland’s new local COVID-19 case was infectious in the community for six days
The man completed hotel quarantine in Brisbane on 17 July and then stayed at a backpacker hotel in the CBD before becoming unwell and getting tested on…
Read moreVictoria records nine new local COVID-19 cases as fifth lockdown lifts
The ninth case – which was found after the Tuesday midnight deadline – is a Victorian traffic controller working at a drive-through testing centre who worked at…
Read moreGreater Sydney lockdown extended by four weeks as NSW records 177 new local COVID-19 cases
A woman in her 90s has also died at Liverpool Hospital overnight, taking the state’s toll linked to the current outbreak to 11.
Read moreCDC mask recommendations have changed again. What’s required in your state?
Most states have backed off mask requirements for vaccinated people, even as COVID cases spike. Here’s where the states stand on mask requirements.
Read moreToday in History for July 28th
Highlights of this day in history: Outbreak of World War One; Troops disperse ‘Bonus Army’ marchers; A U.S. Army bomber crashes into the Empire State Building; Former…
Read moreVictoria records eight new local COVID-19 cases as fifth lockdown lifts
All new local cases were in quarantine throughout their entire infectious period.
Read moreJudge hears new trial request in Tibbetts case
An Iowa judge has heard hours of witness testimony to determine whether a man convicted of killing Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts will get a new trial….
Read moreLawsuit alleges Johnson & Johnson marketed talc baby powder to Black women amid cancer concerns
Scientific findings on the link between talc-based baby powder and ovarian cancer are mixed.
Read moreBiden: Federal worker vaccines being considered
President Joe Biden says that requiring all federal workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is “under consideration,” as the delta variant spreads across the U.S. and Americans…
Read moreHere’s where you can now get your COVID-19 vaccination across Australia
As Greater Sydney’s COVID-19 cluster continues to grow, NSW is ramping up its vaccination rollout to younger people.
Read moreCDC recommends vaccinated Americans wear masks again as Delta variant continues to spread
The CDC reversed course and urged even fully vaccinated Americans to wear masks indoors in areas of high COVID-19 transmission.
Read moreSenate Dems push to finish infrastructure bill
Senators and the White House were locked in intense negotiations Tuesday to salvage a bipartisan infrastructure deal, with pressure mounting on all sides to wrap up the…
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