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The acting Chief Medical Officer is warning complacency is now the biggest challenge to avoiding a resurgence of Covid-19 here.Dr Ronan Glynn is urging people to remain vigilant as the pandemic accelerates globally.Ten more people have tested positive in Ireland, but no further deaths were reported yesterday.Dr Glynn said: "All it would take for Covid-19…

Mask-wearing has divided the country, but hand-washing – one might think – is something virtually everyone would agree on. Hand-washing, after all, is one of the most critical parts of preventing the spread of infectious disease.But many millennials have washed their hands of bar soap, so to speak. They claim it’s contaminated with germs. Instead,…

(CNN) — Professional diver Emiliano Pescarolo contracted coronavirus in March and spent 17 days in hospital in the Italian port city of Genoa before being discharged on April 10. Now, three months later, the 42-year-old still experiences breathing difficulties. "Once back home, even after weeks I couldn't see any progress: if I took a small…

Two men and a woman will be charged with breaching COVID-19 directions after they crossed the South Australian border from Victoria at the Yamba checkpoint. Police say the trio crossed just after 5pm on Saturday, with one of them claiming to need urgent medical attention, although they later failed to attend the nominated medical centre.…

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Victorians might be alarmed to hear today that 317 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the last 24 hours.It’s the single highest day-to-day increase for the state since the pandemic began.Health Minister Jenny Mikakos labelled it a “very concerning number” but a leading epidemiologist isn’t willing to go that far.He says there was always…

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Tomken Road Middle School in Mississauga, Ont., is shown on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press Returning elementary students to school five days a week could mean shorter days, the inability to deliver a full French curriculum and cost up to $250-million for additional staffing, according to new calculations from the country’s largest…

Even as cases rose in Massachusetts, the rate of positive tests among employees went down significantly after all were required to wear surgical masks Boston, MA — In March of 2020, Mass General Brigham implemented a new policy: everyone working at the hospitals would be required to wear a surgical mask. At the time, the concept…

ChanticleerGoldies' June quarter was helped by a number of Aussie deals. But will the surge in trading and investment banking activity sparked by COVID-19 continue?Who doesn’t love a shout-out from head office?Goldman Sachs’ Australian chief executive, Simon Rothery, will be feeling pretty chuffed after the banking giant’s June quarter results were announced on Wednesday night.In…