**Note: the release below is a special early release from the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024, Barcelona, Spain, 27-30 April). Please credit the ...

In a press conference on March 15, Queensland’s Chief Health Officer Dr John Gerrard used a study that will be presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in ...

In a statement released on Friday, the Labor government’s Health Minister Mark Butler blandly noted “an expected festive season wave” of COVID infection and illness. Australian Health Minister Mark ...

Queensland has reported a drop in Covid case numbers with 2266 new cases reported on New Year's Day - as the state expands mask rules. The state's Deputy Premier Steven Miles said the lower numbers ...

A leading health expert has admitted that the Queensland government's response to the Covid pandemic often lacked common sense and compassion. Mater Hospital infectious diseases director Professor ...

The Federal Department of Health and Aged Care confirmed it had made direct contact with Buckingham Gardens Aged Care at Alexandra Hills and said the facility was managing a COVID-19 outbreak. “The ...