Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with Microsoft mogul Bill Gates at Kirribilli House on Saturday to discuss climate change, energy and global health issues.

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President Xi Jinping had championed a strict zero-COVID-19 strategy of lockdowns and other curbs on movement but is particularly concerned about the rise in cases in rural areas after the restrictions were lifted.

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The total number of coronavirus cases has doubled for a second consecutive day in Tonga as it copes with its first community outbreak since the start of the pandemic.

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Two people in the East of England have been diagnosed with Lassa fever, an acute viral illness, after travelling to West Africa.

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The WHO's regional director says the situation is entering a "plausible end game".

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New WHO figures show coronavirus cases fell 17 per cent worldwide over the last week compared to the previous week.

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The mutated strain’s effects are more severe, and it is more transmissible — but drugs are still effective against it.

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Suddenly we are all talking about immunity - but how much do we really understand? Science writer and YouTuber Philipp Dettmer unpicks one of the most common misconceptions.

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The emergence of a new sub variant in Australia has put health authorities on alert.

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Australian HIV diagnoses have hit an all-time low, with the country in sight of eliminating transmissions. It's a legacy of Australia's early, effective response, reports Gary Nunn from Sydney.

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