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Denis - The COVID info guy -

@bigbaddenis

Sharing info on COVID since the start of the pandemic

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🇦🇺Australia: Improve your indoor air quality at home this winter (poster). "This poster provides information and tips to help you improve your indoor air quality at home during winter." Source: health.gov.au/resources/publ…

🇦🇺Australia: Improve your indoor air quality at home this winter (poster).

"This poster provides information and tips to help you improve your indoor air quality at home during winter."

Source: health.gov.au/resources/publ…
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🇦🇺Australia: Residential aged care residents COVID-19 vaccination rates – 12 June 2025 "This table provides COVID-19 vaccination rates of aged care residents by facility across Australia over the past 12 months" health.gov.au/resources/publ…

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🇮🇳 India: Younger population seeing high rates infection amid Covid surge: Experts "Waning immunity, delayed testing, social behavior among reasons behind the mild but high infection rate in the 18-45 age group" Source: archive.md/lozh8

🇮🇳 India: Younger population seeing high rates infection amid Covid surge: Experts

"Waning immunity, delayed testing, social behavior among reasons behind the mild but high infection rate in the 18-45 age group"

Source: archive.md/lozh8
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A major new review from Yale (Moen, Baker, Iwasaki, 2025) offers the most comprehensive picture yet of what SARS-CoV-2 does to the nervous system. The conclusion is stark: Long COVID is a chronic neuroimmune disorder affecting brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves.🧵

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🇲🇾 Malaysia records its first COVID-19 death of the year as weekly infections surge by 68%. "The ministry said a total of 21,738 cases had been reported so far this year." Source: archive.md/DETdD

🇲🇾 Malaysia records its first COVID-19 death of the year as weekly infections surge by 68%.

"The ministry said a total of 21,738 cases had been reported so far this year."

Source: archive.md/DETdD
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Measles alert for Sydney. NSW Health warns of measles risk after a confirmed case was infectious at Sydney International Airport. The person had returned from South-East Asia, where outbreaks persist in Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Source: health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/202…

Measles alert for Sydney.

NSW Health warns of measles risk after a confirmed case was infectious at Sydney International Airport.

The person had returned from South-East Asia, where outbreaks persist in Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia.

Source: health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/202…
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🇬🇧UK: Very painful symptom could be a warning sign of new Covid ‘Nimbus’ variant This COVID variant causes a severe sore throat or “razor blade sensation” UKHSA reports a 10% rise in hospital admissions to 947 and a 6.9% rise in cases to 1,211. Source: archive.md/kC3FB

🇬🇧UK: Very painful symptom could be a warning sign of new Covid ‘Nimbus’ variant

This COVID variant causes a severe sore throat or “razor blade sensation” 

UKHSA reports a 10% rise in hospital admissions to 947 and a 6.9% rise in cases to 1,211.

Source: archive.md/kC3FB
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SA Weekly COVID Update: 14 June to 20 June 2025 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 418 (-16.5%) 🔹Flu: 918 (+9.6%) 🔹RSV: 257 (+22.9%) 🔹Pertussis: 42 (-45.4%) Reported deaths so far this year: 🔸COVID: 37 (+15) 🔸Flu: 5 (+2) 🔸RSV: 5 (+4) 🔸Pertussis: 0 (+0) sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connec…

SA Weekly COVID Update: 14 June to 20 June 2025

Reported cases:

🔹COVID: 418 (-16.5%)
🔹Flu: 918 (+9.6%)
🔹RSV: 257 (+22.9%)
🔹Pertussis: 42 (-45.4%)

Reported deaths so far this year:

🔸COVID: 37 (+15)
🔸Flu: 5 (+2)
🔸RSV: 5 (+4)
🔸Pertussis: 0 (+0)

sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connec…
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ACT Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 13 June to 19 June 2025 🔹COVID: 140 (+17.6%) 🔹Influenza: 372 (+54.3%) 🔹RSV: 129 (+4.8%) Source: act.gov.au/directorates-a…

ACT Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 13 June to 19 June 2025

🔹COVID: 140 (+17.6%)
🔹Influenza: 372 (+54.3%)
🔹RSV: 129 (+4.8%)

Source: act.gov.au/directorates-a…
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WA weekly COVID update: Week ending 15th June 2025 🔸COVID positivity rate: 8.7% est. (+0.3%) 🔹PCR cases: 525 (+6.7%) 🔹Hospitalised: Average of 156 per day (+5.4%) 🔹ICU: 7-day average increased to 3 (+50.0%) WA Health Chief Health Officer, Western Australia Source: health.wa.gov.au/Articles/F_I/I…

WA weekly COVID update: Week ending 15th June 2025

🔸COVID positivity rate: 8.7% est. (+0.3%)

🔹PCR cases: 525 (+6.7%)
🔹Hospitalised: Average of 156 per day (+5.4%)
🔹ICU: 7-day average increased to 3 (+50.0%)

<a href="/WAHealth/">WA Health</a> <a href="/CHO_WAHealth/">Chief Health Officer, Western Australia</a>

Source: health.wa.gov.au/Articles/F_I/I…
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🇦🇺Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report - 2 June to 15 June 2025 "COVID-19 has been the leading cause of acute respiratory infection mortality across 2023– 2025" Reported cases so far this year: 🔹COVID: 91,364 🔹Influenza: 117,106 🔹RSV: 73,771 health.gov.au/resources/publ…

🇦🇺Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report - 2 June to 15 June 2025

"COVID-19 has been the leading cause of acute respiratory infection mortality across 2023– 2025"

Reported cases so far this year:

🔹COVID: 91,364
🔹Influenza: 117,106
🔹RSV: 73,771

health.gov.au/resources/publ…
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I’ve just tested positive for Covid . The 2nd time in 2 months, symptoms very sore throat . I thought you couldn’t get Covid twice in 2 months 😵‍💫 !! Any health professionals out there who know what’s going on with this strain . Thank you 🙏🏼

I’ve just tested positive for Covid . The 2nd time in 2 months, symptoms very sore throat . I thought you couldn’t get Covid twice in 2 months 😵‍💫 !! Any health professionals out there who know what’s going on with this strain . Thank you 🙏🏼
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🇦🇺Australia Weekly COVID Update – 20 June 2025 Most states see an increase in cases: ACT (+17.6%), QLD (+14.7%), NSW (+10.2%), WA (+6.7%) with Avg. 156 hosp/day. SA is down (-16.5%) but reported 15 deaths. Aged care is up (+16.8%) with 34 deaths. VIC/TAS report fortnightly.

🇦🇺Australia Weekly COVID Update – 20 June 2025

Most states see an increase in cases: ACT (+17.6%), QLD (+14.7%), NSW (+10.2%), WA (+6.7%) with Avg. 156 hosp/day.

 SA is down (-16.5%) but reported 15 deaths.

Aged care is up (+16.8%) with 34 deaths.

VIC/TAS report fortnightly.
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Nimbus COVID variant reaches 🇨🇭Switzerland. Wastewater data shows the Nimbus variant appeared in early May and has been detected in all 6 Swiss treatment plants. It may become dominant in 1-2 months. Source: archive.md/FEGfa

Nimbus COVID variant reaches 🇨🇭Switzerland.

Wastewater data shows the Nimbus variant appeared in early May and has been detected in all 6 Swiss treatment plants.

It may become dominant in 1-2 months.

Source: archive.md/FEGfa
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With COVID cases surging in South-East Asia, here's how to stay safe Over 236,000 COVID cases across SE Asia, including 85,000 in Thailand WHO says the surge is driven by NB.1.8.1 Travel insurance warning: Check the fine print — COVID may not be covered abc.net.au/news/2025-06-2…

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🇦🇺Australian classrooms have worse air quality protections than many pet shelters and greenhouses. “Surely, what is good enough for dogs, cats and plants, is good enough for our kids” Source: archive.md/YfuH7

🇦🇺Australian classrooms have worse air quality protections than many pet shelters and greenhouses.

“Surely, what is good enough for dogs, cats and plants, is good enough for our kids”

Source: archive.md/YfuH7