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With the rate of Covid-19 cases soaring in the last few weeks, one expert believes this could prove handy to fight against future variants.

Victoria has recorded 25 new Covid-19 cases in a worrying sign that the state's sixth lockdown could be extended into next week. 

Brad Hazzard grew irritated as he and Dr Chant were quizzed by NSW state MPs about why it took health officials so long to lockdown Sydney in the outbreak's early days in June.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says there are 18 new community cases of Covid-19 in the state. Health workers conduct Covid-19 tests at the St. Vincent’s Hospital drive-through testing clinic at Bondi Beach in Sydney 27 June, 2021. Photo: AFP / Steven Saphore Of those, 11 people were "completely in isolation", five people were "partially in isolation", and two people "infectious in the community". A third staff member has also tested positive to Covid-19 at the SummitCare aged care home at Baulkham Hills in Sydney's north west. Five residents at the centre also previously tested positive to...

Why vaccinated people are catching COVID As COVID-19 vaccinations skyrocket an unsettling trend has emerged, with thousands of people contracting the virus despite getting the jab. Health by Samantha Maiden 21st May 2021 1:52 PM It sounds like the stuff of nightmares - people who have been vaccinated against COVID are testing positive and in rare cases dying. They are known as "vaccine breakthrough cases''. And while they are rare, experts say they are to be expected because no vaccine is 100 per cent effective. But the e...