An outbreak of Polio in Sudan has been linked to an oral vaccine that uses a weakened form of the virus.

The oral vaccine has been discontinued in much of the world, however is still preferred in some areas due to its ease of delivery.

The outbreak comes one week after the World Health Organisation declared wild polio eradicated in Africa.

The UK government is set to begin trialling weekly Covid testing.

The trials will begin with repeat testing in hospitals and schools with officials hopeful to expand testing to the entire population.

Former UK health secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for regular testing to become the norm, as the country prepares for a possible second wave during winter.

The Federal Government is offering new loans to Australians stranded overseas.

Limits on flights and the high cost of hotel quarantine have left huge numbers unable to return.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade told parliament that 23,000 Australians want to come home.

South Australia has declared zero active cases of Coronavirus for the first time since May.

A nurse returning from Victoria has recovered from the virus after isolating in a medi-hotel in Adelaide.

No new cases have been reported in the state for 10 days.

The Brisbane City Council has been called to provide face masks for Brisbane bus drivers.

Opposition councillors made an urgency motion when it was revealed the council has a stockpile of 30,000 masks.

The LNP majority voted against the motion, however, say they are ready to provide masks if needed.

A staff member at an aged care home in Laidley has been confirmed as one of two new Covid-19 cases in the state this morning.

One resident and a small number of staff who had contact with the infected person are self-isolating as a precaution.

Testing is underway for all staff and residents of the Karinya Place facility.

Pope Francis has made his first public appearance in almost six months addressing followers outside the Vatican on Wednesday.

In his address the Pope urged those present to come together in solidarity with one another in the wake of COVID-19.

500 faithful followers were in attendance at the address, all wearing masks and adhering to social distancing measures.

Authorities have confirmed that Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny has been poisoned in an attempted murder.

Mr Navalny remains in a coma after findings reveal he was poisoned using a Novichok nerve agent, in what German chancellor Angela Merkel has described as an attempt to silence him.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has condemned the attack, describing it as outrageous, and says the world will be looking to Russia for answers.

The Federal Government has announced that for the first time it is considering introducing legislation to protect genuine Indigenous art.

A parliamentary inquiry has found that Indigenous cultural items are being reproduced without consent, and Minister for First Australians Ken Wyatt says he wants to stamp out the practice.

The government has committed to assessing the scope and feasibility of implementing such a bill, and the labour party has voiced its support of the move.