Sydney researchers are taking an innovative approach to designing potential COVID-19 vaccines – using a tuberculosis vaccine BCG to deliver components of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Early results from pre-clinical testing in mice are promising. Two other separate studies also found the inexpensive and widely-used Bacillus Calmette–Guerin (BCG) vaccine that protectsRead More →
The first time below 200 new cases in almost a week, Victoria recorded only 177 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, much to the relief of state’s Chief Health Officer, Professor Brett Sutton. daily infections have fallen below 200. Victoria had recorded 288 infections last Friday, followed by 216 onRead More →
The majority of Australians were lazy and didn’t meet suggested physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines during the first wave of COVID-19 restrictions, a Monash University study has revealed. Research enterprise BehaviourWorks Australia, part of the Monash Sustainable Development Institute, conducted a survey into physical activity and sedentary behaviour duringRead More →
Bachchans, Aish and Aaradhya, test positive for COVID-19. Yes, Bollywood’s international star Aishwarya Rai,46, and her daughter Aaradhya Bachchan, 8, tested positive for Covid-19 on yesterday afternoon. This happened hours after the two were reported to have tested negative for the virus. Her husband Abhishek Bachchan and father-in-law Amitabh BachchanRead More →
A beleaguered Premier Daniel Andrews announced on Saturday that the authorities had recorded 216 new Victorian cases of COVID-19 on July 10, following another 288 recorded on July 9. The state has until now recorded 3560 cases of coronavirus and 1249 of those are active cases in the state. OfRead More →
Australia government is solely focused on protecting the community from Coronavirus. As we move towards living COVIDSafe, it is important that you stay home if you are unwell. If you have cold or flu like symptoms you should seek medical advice about having a test for COVID-19. People with mildRead More →
Victorians living in metro Melbourne and Mitchell Shire are now recommended to wear face masks in situations where they are leaving their home and physical distancing is not possible – to help slow the spread of coronavirus in the community. Premier Daniel Andrews announced the new recommendations from the ChiefRead More →
Daily temperature checks will be introduced in schools across metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire as part of the Victorian Government’s effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. Following the advice of Victoria’s Chief Health Officer, the Victorian Government has today announced that students at government schools in metropolitan Melbourne andRead More →
With Victoria recording its worst numbers in COVID-19 infections in the last three weeks, the Andrews government yesterday placed the whole of Melbourne Metro with and the Shire of Mitchell under second lockdown with stage 3 restrictions applicable effective midnight tonight. the government believes it is necessary to help keepRead More →
Victoria is on the brink of a second state-wide lockdown. The state has recorded 191 new infections in its escalating COVID wave, the highest since the pandemic began. It has followed Monday’s 127 cases reported by the government and the state seems to be descending into a crisis with direRead More →