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CDC Virus Testing Guidance Was Posted Against Scientists’ Objections

A heavily criticized recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month about who should be tested for the coronavirus was not written by C.D.C. scientists and was posted to the agency’s website despite their serious objections, according to several people familiar with the matter as well as internal documents obtained by The… Read More »

Virus battleground Australia never sees

It’s a key battleground in Australia’s fight against coronavirus most of are lucky enough to never see for ourselves. But the critical goings-on inside the COVID-19 ward at the Royal Melbourne Hospital has been revealed, including the mysterious “witching hour” doctor’s can’t quite explain. A 60 Minutes film crew has been given exclusive access into… Read More »

‘Unforgivable’ virus act slammed

The federal government is still not prepared for COVID-19 in aged care despite the first outbreak happening in March, the Royal Commission into Aged Care has heard. “Our elderly citizens, and their families, deserve better,” counsel assisting the Royal Commission Peter Rozen, QC, said in his closing submissions on Thursday. Mr Rozen said instead of… Read More »

Cop quits after NT virus border breach

A police officer has resigned after breaching COVID-19 border restrictions, as the Northern Territory reports one new case of coronavirus. The 27-year-old was among a group of five people who crossed the Queensland border into the Territory and he resigned on Saturday. They failed to complete the required border entry forms when they entered on… Read More »