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People line up in cars for COVID-19 tests at a clinic in Sydney, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)

Coronavirus cases surge across Australia as omicron explodes

The surge has already overwhelmed testing stations, prompted new vaccine mandates and caused at least one state to cut...

29 Dec 2021 10:46 AM IST

A man has a swab taken at a drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic at Bondi Beach in Sydney, on Dec. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

Australiaâ€™s most populous state reports first omicron death

The fatal case was identified as a man in his 80s who was infected at an aged care facility in western Sydney

27 Dec 2021 10:49 AM IST

Australia India Community Charitable Trust chair Vasan Srinivasan said that it saddens him that someone tried to vandalise the statue within 24 hours of its unveiling. (Photo| Twitter)

Newly unveiled life-sized statue of Mahatma Gandhi vandalised in...

The statue was gifted by the Indian government. The incident triggered shock and disappointment among the...

15 Nov 2021 3:33 PM IST

A health worker prepares a dose of Covaxin vaccine against Covid-19 coronavirus at a vaccination centre in New Delhi. (Photo: AFP)

Australia adds Covaxin to list of 'recognised' COVID-19 vaccines

COVID-19 vaccines are approved for use in Australia by the Therapeutic Goods Administration after an assessment and...

1 Nov 2021 1:26 PM IST

A health worker administers vaccinations at a mobile clinic Oct. 7, 2021, in Auckland, New Zealand. (Sylvie Whinray/New Zealand Herald via AP)

New Zealand Covid cases hit record despite vaccination push

Health authorities announced 94 new virus cases, exceeding the previous daily record of 89 set in April last year during...

19 Oct 2021 10:53 AM IST

A vial of Covishield, an Indian made vaccine for COVID-19, lies at a vaccination center set up at a government run school in Bengaluru. (Photo: AP)

Covishield approved by Australia for international arrivals

The recognition of the vaccines will remove a significant barrier for international students seeking to study in...

1 Oct 2021 11:32 AM IST

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (ROHAN THOMSON / AFP)

Australian PM announces reopening of international travel, easing...

On March 20 last year Australia introduced some of the world's toughest border restrictions in response to the...

1 Oct 2021 10:40 AM IST

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern walks to the COVID-19 update press conference in Wellington, New Zealand, Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (Mark Mitchell Pool photo via AP)

New Zealand extends lockdown in virus-hit Auckland

New Zealand imposed a national lockdown on August 17 when the first case of Delta variant was found in the community

13 Sept 2021 11:55 AM IST

People walk on the beach in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo: AP)

COVID lockdown to be lifted across New Zealand, except Auckland

The nation has been battling an outbreak of the delta variant of the coronavirus since last month

6 Sept 2021 2:52 PM IST

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (Mark Mitchell/Pool Photo via AP)

New Zealand COVID-19 outbreak claims first death in six months

Only 20 new positive cases were reported Saturday, down from a peak in the latest outbreak of 84 last weekend

4 Sept 2021 10:10 AM IST

A woman died from myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle wall, following her Pfizer vaccination. (Photo: Bloomberg)

New Zealand reports first death linked to Pfizer vaccine

The case has been referred to the coroner and the cause of death has not yet been determined

30 Aug 2021 11:31 AM IST

People, some wearing masks, walk along a path in Wellington, New Zealand Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. (Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via AP)

New Zealand has biggest COVID-19 case day in over a year

The government put the nation into a strict lockdown last week as it tries to stamp out the outbreak, which has grown to...

26 Aug 2021 11:42 AM IST