timeline of the covid-19 pandemic in australia (2022) timeline of the covid-19 pandemic in australia (2022) this article documents the chronology and epidemiology of sars-cov-2, the virus which causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) and is responsible for the covid-19 pandemic in australia during 2022. timeline of the covid-19 pandemic in australia 2020 2021 january–june july–december 2022