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Severe illness from COVID-19: Do you know your risk?

Severe illness from COVID-19: Do you know your risk?

As we age, our focus naturally shifts towards maintaining good health. Here’s how you can plan for what to do in case you test positive for COVID-19.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced he has tested positive for Covid-19. Source: Getty Images.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison tests positive for Covid-19

Prime Minister Scott Morrison tests positive for Covid-19

In a statement released to social media on Tuesday, March 1, Morrison confirmed he tested positive after "experiencing flu-like symptoms."

The Queen has "decided not to undertake her planned virtual engagements today." Source: Getty

Queen Elizabeth holds weekly call with Boris Johnson despite battling Covid-19, cancelling other engagements

Queen Elizabeth holds weekly call with Boris Johnson despite battling Covid-19, cancelling other engagements

Reportedly cancelling due to suffering from 'mild cold-like symptoms', the triple vaccinated monarch tested positive to Covid-19 on February 20.

The United Australia Party member was due to deliver an address on Tuesday, February 22. Source: Getty

Clive Palmer cancels Nation Press Club address due to Covid-19 like symptoms

Clive Palmer cancels Nation Press Club address due to Covid-19 like symptoms

The mining billionaire was scheduled to give a speech outlining the financial policies of the United Australian Party.

KING'S LYNN, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: Queen Elizabeth celebrates the start of the Platinum Jubilee (Photo Joe Giddens - by WPA Pool/Getty Images)

The Queen has tested positive for Covid-19

The Queen has tested positive for Covid-19

Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for Covid-19, Buckingham Palace has announced on Sunday February 20th, UK time. According to...

Leigh Sales has two sons of her own, indicating in her announcement that they were partly the reason she was stepping away from the top job. Source: Getty

Leigh Sales cops backlash after ‘disturbing’ Covid-19 restriction comment

Leigh Sales cops backlash after ‘disturbing’ Covid-19 restriction comment

The ABC veteran is making headlines for tweeting her opposition to lockdown and its impact on kids.

Camilla had previously tested negative the day after her husband, Prince Charles, tested positive for the virus. Source: Getty

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, struck down with Covid-19, just days after Princes Charles

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, struck down with Covid-19, just days after Princes Charles

Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, has tested positive for Covid-19 just days after her husband, Prince Charles, contracted the virus for a second time.

ATAGI has announced an update to the definition of fully vaccinated. Source: Getty

ATAGI announces changes to definition of ‘fully vaccinated’

ATAGI announces changes to definition of ‘fully vaccinated’

State and Territory leaders have been given approval the change the definition of "fully vaccinated" against Covid-19.

Clarence House has confirmed that Prince Charles tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday morning. Source: Getty

Concerns for the Queen after Prince Charles tests positive for Covid-19 again

Concerns for the Queen after Prince Charles tests positive for Covid-19 again

Royal officials have confirmed that Prince Charles has tested positive for Covid-19 for the second time. Concerns fly for Queen Elizabeth's health, as Charles had recently met with his mother.

The aged care sector is currently down 30 per cent of its workforce due to mass Covid-19 outbreaks. Source: Getty

ADF deployed into aged care as Covid-19 crisis swarms

ADF deployed into aged care as Covid-19 crisis swarms

Approx. 1700 ADF troops will be deployed into aged care from Wednesday, as part of the Governments' efforts to assist the sector through the Covid-19 crisis.

Medical research teams have been assessing the role that smartwatches can play across the pandemic. Source: Getty

Smartwatches, fitness trackers may detect Covid symptoms early

Smartwatches, fitness trackers may detect Covid symptoms early

A group of researchers has claimed the devices can flag that an individual has Covid-19 “up to seven days before they feel sick or infection is detected through testing.”

ABC presenter Paul Higgins has been suspended over serious Covid-19 breaches

ABC under fire: Weatherman Paul Higgins suspended over blatant Covid-19 breach

ABC under fire: Weatherman Paul Higgins suspended over blatant Covid-19 breach

Veteran ABC Weatherman Paul Higgins has been suspended from on-air duties due to serious Covid-19 breaches.

Rapid antigen detection test (RADT) with two red stripes showing a POSITIVE result of a human sample testing. Image: Getty

How accurate is your RAT? Experts explain three ways of reading between the lines

How accurate is your RAT? Experts explain three ways of reading between the lines

As Omicron surges through the community, getting the right answer from a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) is not as straightforward...

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Sydney man arrested over alleged $500,000 rapid antigen test theft

Sydney man arrested over alleged $500,000 rapid antigen test theft

A man will face court on January 20 charged with the alleged theft of approximately 42,000 Rapid Antigen Tests worth more than $500,000 from a Sydney warehouse.

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