covid 19
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You Can Finally Register Your Positive RAT in the Service NSW App, Here’s How
Changes were made to testing requirements in New South Wales earlier this month, allowing individuals to have their COVID positive status confirmed by taking a rapid antigen test (RAT), instead of a PCR, to relieve pressure on the state’s testing clinics. Until this morning, there was no way to register that you tested positive for…
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I’ve Tested Positive to COVID. What Should I Do Now?
For two years, COVID has dominated our world. In Australia, we’ve tested every sniffle, undergone extensive lockdowns, and double-vaccinated more than 90% of adults to combat this lethal virus. So, it’s understandable our first reaction when we test positive to COVID ourselves is to panic. However, a positive test doesn’t mean you will necessarily end…
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Everything You Need to Know About NSW’s Current COVID-19 Restrictions
1Across the past few months, as NSW has slowly reopened off the back of its most recent lockdown, rules around COVID-19 restrictions have changed regularly. Now, as we move into the holiday period with Omicron cases causing a serious uptick in cases, there’s a lot of confusion (and nervousness) surrounding where we sit with COVID-safe…
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4 Research-Backed Tips for Managing the Stress of Facing a New COVID Variant
Warning: This article deals with the topic of mental health, and includes references to self harm. It may be triggering for some. Reports about the latest COVID variant of concern, Omicron, have exploded all over the news. No sooner had we learned its name, it had arrived in Australia. Waves of familiar dread are washing…