- The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has provisionally approved the AstraZeneca booster for people aged 18 years or over.
- The TGA has stressed that Pfizer and Moderna remain the preferred booster options, regardless of what vaccines someone has previously received.
- NSW, Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania reported a total of 49 deaths on Thursday.
- Premier Dominic Perrottet said hospital visitation rules will be tweaked soon following backlash from families who were denied the opportunity to say goodbye to their loved ones.
- Mr Perrottet said those who are gravely ill, dying, and giving birth will now be able to have visitors as a general rule.
- The number of patients in NSW hospitals fell from 1,906 to 1,795, of those 121 are in ICU, dropping from 132 on Wednesday and Monday's total of 137.
- So far, more than 1,600 people have died after contracting the virus in NSW.
- About 48 per cent of Victorians over 18 have received a vaccine booster after 14,863 doses were administered at state-run hubs on Wednesday.
- Hundreds of people protesting vaccine mandates and pandemic restrictions blocked streets outside New Zealand's parliament on Tuesday (February 8) with trucks and camper vans, inspired by similar demonstrations in Canada.
COVID Stats:
NSW reported 1,795 patients hospitalised with 121 in intensive care. There were 24 new deaths, and 10,130 new cases of COVID-19.
In Victoria, 543 people are in hospital with 75 in ICU and 23 on ventilators. There were 16 deaths and 9,391 new infections.
In Queensland, there were 5,854 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths.
Tasmania has recorded an additional coronavirus death, with the state's daily case figure rising to 637.
ACT has recorded no new deaths and 500 cases.
A number of states have set up RAT registration forms.
Quarantine and restrictions state by state
Travel
Financial help
There are changes to the COVID-19 Disaster Payment once states reach 70 and 80 per cent fully vaccinated:
- News and information over 60 languages at
- Relevant guidelines for your state or territory: , , , , , , .
- Information about the .