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QLD restricts visitors to hospital emergency departments amid Omicron wave

As the state recorded another 16 COVID deaths, the government has taken action to reduce the spread of the virus across health facilities.

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Yvette D'Ath has urged Queenslanders to get booster shots as the state records 16 COVID-19 deaths.

QLD health minister’s plea as state records deadliest day of the pandemic

With the Omicron outbreak taking a toll, Yvette D’Ath is warning residents over calls to emergency services.

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Local residents line up at a drive-in testing center in Brisbane, Friday, December 31, 2021. Omicron continues to be the dominant strain of the virus, accounting for almost 80 per cent of the state's identified cases.

Queensland reports three deaths, almost 20,000 new COVID cases

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Queensland is at the start of its "first big wave" of COVID-19 infections, Yvette D'Ath says.

Can you get COVID twice? A leading epidemiologist explains your risk of reinfection

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A view of St Vincent’s Hospital COVID ward.

Opened border Queensland reports almost 20,000 cases as COVID deaths double

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Barriers at Queensland's borders are starting to come down as part of the state's new COVID measures

If you’ve lost work because you’re isolating for COVID, you may be eligible for $750

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The Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment is taxable income. This means you’ll need to include it in your Income Tax Return.