Melbourne retail and hospitality businesses can finally reopen amid a major easing of the city's coronavirus restrictions. Premier Daniel Andrews, his voice croaking with emotion, has announced a…

Federal politicians on both sides of the aisle are applying pressure on the Victorian premier to lift coronavirus restrictions. Victoria recorded no new cases and no further deaths on Monday for the…

The United States has seen its highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the past two days, keeping the pandemic a top election issue as Vice President Mike Pence travels the country to campaign…

Victoria has recorded five new cases of coronavirus and no deaths as authorities work to contain an outbreak in Melbourne's north. The cases, confirmed by the Department of Health and Human Services…

Brazilian health authority Anvisa says a volunteer in a clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University has died but adds that the trial will continue. Oxford…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…