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Australia facing a problem year ahead 04/02/2021|9min Infectious diseases physician Professor Peter Collignon says Australia is facing a "problem year ahead of us," and has warned against complacency in dealing with the virus. "What we need to do is the same weve done all the time," Professor Collignon told Sky News host Chris Kenny. "We need to not become complacent. Weve got a problem year ahead of us in my view". "Were not going to be out of this for at least another year, probably two ye...

Coronavirus casts a shadow over Chinese New Year for another year as cases rise By China correspondent Bill Birtles © Provided by ABC Health Tanya Tong is a 28-year-old office worker in Beijing. (Supplied: Tanya Tong) Tanya Tong has two weeks to weigh up whether to see her parents for the Chinese New Year, as a small but persistent resurgence of the virus creates déjà vu one year on from the COVID-19 outbreak, scuttling celebrations across the country. The 28-year-old offic...

Migrant Workers, Porous Borders Mar Southeast Asia Recovery By January 22, 2021 A migrant workers dormitory in Singapore, April 2020. The island nation has since brought the outbreak under control with strict measures. (Bloomberg) -- Follow Bloomberg on LINE messenger for all the business news and analysis you need. In Southeast Asia, migrant workers at the bottom rungs of society have borne the brunt of Covid-19. Without real efforts to address their plight, the group could prove to be a key r...

Australians have been banned from leaving the country since March 2020  CEO of Flight Centre said international travel could be open for Aussies this year NSW Premier is pushing for travel bubble with Pacific nations in next 12 months Professor Brendan Murphy, however, said bans will continue throughout 2021  He said the vaccines may not stop the virus from spreading in the population 

Masks should not be mandatory in Greater Brisbane after Friday unless social distancing is impossible, say leading academics. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has stopped short of declaring masks would no longer be mandatory from Friday (1 am) when other restrictions are set to ease, but epidemiologists want to see the rule scrapped while there is no community transmission. Greater Brisbane residents were forced into a 72-hour lockdown on January 8 and masks were mandatory in public, even when ...

Aussies want to know for sure when we can take to the skies again. The boss of Flight Centre says we should have a clearer picture soon.

Aussies want to know for sure when we can take to the skies again. The boss of Flight Centre says we should have a clearer picture soon.

Masks should not be mandatory in Greater Brisbane after Friday unless social distancing is impossible, say leading academics. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has stopped short of declaring masks would no longer be mandatory from Friday (1 am) when other restrictions are set to ease, but epidemiologists want to see the rule scrapped while there is no community transmission. Greater Brisbane residents were forced into a 72-hour lockdown on January 8 and masks were mandatory in public, even when ...

National travel permit system would avoid border controls Share A national travel permit system would enable a more calibrated and consistent approach to where and how COVID-19 restrictions are applied and would be more effective than border closures, according to epidemiological experts and political leaders. A national permit system – which would broadly emulate permit systems already used in Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria –would enable authorities to discourage...

A new warning against overseas travel has sparked calls for billions of dollars in aid for the tourism industry as bans on international border crossings are set to continue throughout 2021.