The United States has seen nearly 300,000 more deaths than expected in a typical year since early January, indicating an undercount in deaths caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a government study. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,…

Premier Daniel Andrews says Victoria will open up earlier than planned after the state recorded a single case of coronavirus, which may be removed from the tally. Authorities are investigating whether the case recorded on Tuesday is active or if the person is…

People travelling from New Zealand will be allowed to come to South Australia with no need to quarantine under revised COVID-19 measures. The state's transition committee on Tuesday decided to clear the way for direct flights from New Zealand and for…

Switzerland has announced tighter restrictions to tackle a second coronavirus wave hitting the country, including a nation-wide obligation to wear masks and a ban on large scale public gatherings. Gatherings of more than 15 people in public places will be…

VICTORIA'S PATHWAY OUT OF LOCKDOWN: The state government has mapped a new pathway out of lockdown for metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria that depends on stamping out COVID-19 cases in the community which have an unknown source. METROPOLITAN…

Victoria has had only two new coronavirus cases and no deaths, leaving the state toll on 816 and the national figure at 904. It is the lowest number of new cases in the state since June 9, when there were none. And in another promising sign ahead of Sunday's…

Thousands of Australians stranded overseas could soon return home under a deal to allow people to quarantine near Darwin. The ABC reported on Thursday up to 1000 people a month would isolate at the NT's Howard Springs facility after returning home on…

Health alerts have been issued for a Westfield shopping centre and two tutoring sites in Sydney's west after Premier Gladys Berejiklian warned the state was at risk of a major COVID-19 outbreak. NSW Health says anyone who visited the Al-Jabr maths tutoring…

DEATHS AND INFECTIONS EUROPE * Britain's opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer has called for a two-to-three-week "circuit breaker" lockdown, piling pressure on PM Boris Johnson who is struggling to sell his own COVID-19 plan. * The Netherlands will return to…

Tasmania's border remains on track to reopen to safe jurisdictions on Monday October 26, but a decision on whether NSW will be included in that category has been delayed another week. Arrivals from WA, South Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland and…

The first confirmed US case of coronavirus reinfection has been reported by researchers. A 25-year-old man with no known immune disorders or underlying conditions was infected with COVID-19 on two separate occasions, according to a study published in the…

Australian scientists have found that the virus that causes COVID-19 can survive for up to 28 days on surfaces such as the glass on mobile phones, stainless steel, vinyl and paper banknotes. The national science agency, the CSIRO, said the research undertaken…

Border battles continue to keep Australians in travel limbo as authorities reveal who will be first in line for a coronavirus vaccine. Queensland has set a strict benchmark of 28 days clear of unlinked community transmission before NSW residents can visit.…

Victoria has recorded 11 new coronavirus cases and no deaths for the third time in a week. The state's death toll remains at 809 and the national figure is 897. The new cases, confirmed by the Department of Health and Human Services on Friday, bring…

Authorities are rushing to investigate three coronavirus cases in NSW as Australians look for interstate travel certainty ahead of Christmas. NSW was on Wednesday given 48 hours by Queensland authorities to investigate the source of three new mystery cases,…

Victoria has recorded 11 new coronavirus cases and no deaths. The state's death toll from the virus stands at 809 and the national figure is 897. The new cases, confirmed by the Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday, brings Melbourne's 14-day…

Authorities are rushing to investigate three coronavirus cases in NSW as Australians look for interstate travel certainty ahead of Christmas. NSW was on Wednesday given 48 hours by Queensland authorities to investigate the source of three new mystery cases,…

Victoria has recorded 15 new coronavirus cases and one death, bringing the state's toll to 807 and the national figure to 895. It's the state's highest daily total of new infections in nine days but Melbourne's 14-day case average has dropped to 10.6, from…

More than two thirds of Australians want state borders reopened by Christmas, as confidence in the public health response to coronavirus continues to increase. States have begun to ease restrictions as Victoria's second wave is brought under control and…

The Northern Territory will ease travel restrictions on regional Victoria from next month after it "crushed" the coronavirus, and could do the same for metropolitan Melbourne. Regional residents will be able to travel freely to the NT from November 2, so long…