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Major Melbourne hospitals issue warning to Victorians trying to get tested for COVID

The health service that manages the hospitals says all three are ‘under extreme pressure’.

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Three Victorian hospitals are warning people not to visit emergency departments unless “absolutely necessary” due to extreme pressure from rising COVID-19 admissions and demand for testing.

Major change means millions more Australians are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots

The third jab can offer you extra protection against the highly infectious Omicron variant as it surges around Australia. Here’s how you can get it.

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More Aussies are now eligible for a COVID-19 booster shot after the timeframe between second and third doses was reduced to four months.

Masks, QR codes and density limits: COVID restrictions in your state explained

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Omicron is rapidly spreading across most of the country, forcing states and territories to constantly change restrictions.

Grim comparison reveals how quickly Omicron is moving through Victoria

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Health staff are seen as members of the public queue in their cars at a drive-through COVID-19 testing site at Albert Park, in Melbourne, Thursday, December 30, 2021. Victorian travellers getting tested to cross state borders are being asked not to show up at testing sites until after midday in an effort to ease pressure on the system. (AAP Image/Con Chronis) NO ARCHIVING

WATCH LIVE: Victoria’s COVID-19 update after cases reach another all-time high

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Victoria’s health authorities will provide a COVID update at 11.45am (AEDT).

Victoria’s COVID-19 cases break yet another record as infections surge past 8000

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People are seen in restaurants and bars at Federation Square.