Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 29 July to 4 August 2025 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 1,120 (-0.1%) 🔹Influenza: 3,938 (+0.9%) 🔹RSV: 901 (-1.0%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 107 (-8.5%) 🔸Influenza: 235 (+2.6%) 🔸RSV: 57 (+9.6%) Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu @AusCOVID19 group

Scottish Oasis fans hit with Covid 'superspreader' warning ahead of Murrayfield dates. "Oasis fans told they are at risk of becoming 'Champagne Superspreaders' thanks to the new Stratus strain going around at reunion tour gigs" "New strands of Covid can infect thousands within metres of one another, so wear a mask if concerned, be safe and enjoy the return of Oasis." Source: https://archive.md/QakSG @AusCOVID19 group

COVID and Flu may awaken dormant cancer cells, new study finds. "Common respiratory infections such as COVID-19 and the flu may be able to awaken dormant breast cancer cells that have spread to the lungs and promote the development of new metastatic tumors, researchers suggested." "He and his team tested this hypothesis by using a unique mouse model of metastatic breast cancer, which included dormant DCCs in the lungs, and then exposing the mice to SARS-CoV-2 or influenza." "And the results were really dramatic," DeGregori said. "We saw a massive awakening -- a 100- to a 1,000-fold increase in the burden of these cancer cells in the mice after infection over a few-week period." Study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09332-0 Source: https://archive.md/by2ob @AusCOVID19 group

🇮🇳 India: SB43154 drug shows promise against COVID. "Indian scientists have found out that a drug used in cancer studies has the potential to provide substantial protection against the coronavirus infection in preclinical studies." "Remarkably, even after more than 50 consecutive generations exposed to the drug, the virus was unable to develop resistance." "SB431542 fights the virus in three fronts. It first blocks the virus from entering human cells by targeting the TGF-ß/Smad pathway. Secondly, it disrupts the ability of the virus to assemble inside cells by interfering with ORF3a-related lysosomal dysfunction. Finally, it prevents the virus from killing the infected cell (a process called apoptosis), which helps stop the virus from escaping and spreading to other cells." Source: https://nagalandpost.com/sb43154-drug-shows-promise-against-covid-scientists/ @AusCOVID19 group

'Disabling' Chronic Illness in Children Not Taken Seriously. “It was found that... 15%, who had previously tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection were identified as likely having long COVID... Suggesting it has become one of the most common chronic illnesses in children.” "People operate under the false assumption that if you are young and healthy, like kids, COVID is an inconsequential nothingburger and we should not worry about it... Of course, this is not accurate at all, Dr Ziyad Al-Aly added. Long COVID in children always demanded more attention and seriousness." Source: https://archive.md/XewA8 @AusCOVID19 group

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 22 July to 28 July 2025 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 1,122 (-6.1%) 🔹Influenza: 3,902 (+6.9%) 🔹RSV: 911 (-1.0%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 117 (-20.4%) 🔸Influenza: 229 (+17.4%) 🔸RSV: 52 (+0.0%) Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu @AusCOVID19 group

🇺🇸US Weekly COVID update: July 28, 2025 🔸1 in 118 People Currently Infected 🔸406,000 New Daily Infections 🔸2,842,000 New Weekly Infections 🔸142,000 to 568,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases 🔸1,000 to 1,700 Weekly Deaths 🔹 Transmission is high in Guam (very high), Louisiana (very high), Florida, and Hawai’i. Source:

Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative - COVID-19 Data Dashboard

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🇺🇸 USA: Thousands of New Yorkers — including ‘Orange is the New Black’ actor Matt McGorry — suffer from ‘Long COVID’ An estimated 500,000 New Yorkers had lingering COVID symptoms in 2023, affecting daily life and work. Actor McGorry, 39, said long COVID fatigue severely impacted his career. Source: https://archive.md/I1A27 @AusCOVID19 group

🇺🇸 USA: "A school district in Tennessee said doctor’s notes will no longer excuse a child’s absence." "The policy states that after just 3 absences, schools will start intervention. If the student misses school for 8 or more days, they will be referred to juvenile court." Source:

https://www.fox19.com

School district says doctor’s notes will no longer excuse child absences

A school district in Tennessee said doctor’s notes will no longer excuse a child’s absence.

SARS-CoV-2 detections in wastewater accurately predict illnesses within one week "A new study from the University of Minnesota found that SARS-CoV-2 levels in wastewater accurately predicted the subsequent COVID-19 case count the following week in the community, adding further evidence to the usefulness of wastewater detection." Source:

SARS-CoV-2 detections in wastewater accurately predict illnesses within 1 week, study finds

The surges in wastewater detection accurately predicted case counts for the following week.

Study: https://academic.oup.com/jid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/infdis/jiaf242/8127153