NSW records fifth consecutive day of no locally acquired coronavirus infections
4 years, 2 months ago

NSW records fifth consecutive day of no locally acquired coronavirus infections

ABC  

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has warned coronavirus could still be "lurking" in the community despite the state recording no locally acquired cases for the fifth day in a row. Key points: NSW Health is currently treating 50 people with COVID-19 NSW Health is currently treating 50 people with COVID-19 Authorities have warned the roads will be busier this long weekend, due to lack of air travel Authorities have warned the roads will be busier this long weekend, due to lack of air travel NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has hinted that restrictions could be reassessed Four new cases were reported among returned travellers in hotel quarantine. There were 13,575 people tested in the reporting period, a statistic NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said was "respectable" after concerns over low testing numbers. She reiterated warnings for people not to be complacent about the zero local transmission numbers and said people should not "assume" it would continue indefinitely.

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Australia's COVID-19 winter wave has eased. Here's how households are managing as spring arrives
2 years, 3 months ago

Australia's COVID-19 winter wave has eased. Here's how households are managing as spring arrives

ABC  

When routine COVID-19 rapid tests detected the virus in Emma Missen's two young daughters last month, she was worried. Deakin University epidemiology chair Catherine Bennett said the data suggested both that there was some testing "fatigue" and people had learnt to use COVID tests "well". Professor Bennett said as the wave continued to wane, measures like reducing the isolation period …

Victoria records grim pandemic milestone with COVID deaths surpassing 4,000
2 years, 5 months ago

Victoria records grim pandemic milestone with COVID deaths surpassing 4,000

ABC  

Victoria has reached another grim milestone, recording more than 4,000 COVID deaths since the pandemic began. Key points: Victoria further relaxed its COVID restrictions at the end of June Australia hit 10,000 COVID deaths over the weekend An epidemiologist says deaths can be prevented by encouraging mask wearing and vaccination Victoria recorded 16 new deaths and 8,740 new cases of …

Western Australia records more than 15,000 COVID-19 cases for the third day running
2 years, 7 months ago

Western Australia records more than 15,000 COVID-19 cases for the third day running

ABC  

Western Australia could see a COVID-19 caseload of up to 25,000 new infections a day in the coming weeks, the state's Chief Health Officer says. Key points: WA's Chief Health Officer says WA could see case numbers rise The state has seen three days of more than 15,000 daily cases WA's vaccine mandate for workers will be reviewed in the …

WA records fresh peak with 12,390 new COVID cases after reporting third-worst day for ambulance ramping
2 years, 7 months ago

WA records fresh peak with 12,390 new COVID cases after reporting third-worst day for ambulance ramping

ABC  

Western Australia has set a fresh COVID record with 12,390 new infections, after the state recorded its third-highest day of ambulance ramping yesterday. Key points: Today's COVID tally is a 20 per cent jump from yesterday The virus has put unprecedented strain on emergency departments This has led to record levels of ambulance ramping More than a quarter of St …

UK hits record COVID-19 levels; nearly 5 million infected
2 years, 8 months ago

UK hits record COVID-19 levels; nearly 5 million infected

The Independent  

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NSW records 24 new COVID-19 deaths, 15,091 cases as hospital numbers plateau
2 years, 11 months ago

NSW records 24 new COVID-19 deaths, 15,091 cases as hospital numbers plateau

ABC  

NSW recorded 24 new COVID-19 deaths, as hospitalisations continued to plateau and the Deputy Prime Minister walked back comments made on live radio that "people aren't dying" from the virus. Key points: Booster rate for eligible people in NSW nears 40 per cent Kerry Chant says booster shots critical for protection against Omicron Brad Hazzard urges parents to get their …

Australians Warned As Covid Cases Rise, Asked To Brace For More Deaths
2 years, 11 months ago

Australians Warned As Covid Cases Rise, Asked To Brace For More Deaths

News 18  

Australia should brace for more COVID-19 deaths for the next few weeks, authorities said on Wednesday, as record infections fuelled by the Omicron outbreak overwhelmed health systems forcing Victoria to raise its emergency status for hospitals. “We have seen and we will continue to see deaths, mostly in older people, mostly in people with other chronic diseases,” Chief Health Officer …

NSW records 30,062 COVID cases and 16 deaths, isolation exemptions for critical workers introduced
2 years, 11 months ago

NSW records 30,062 COVID cases and 16 deaths, isolation exemptions for critical workers introduced

ABC  

NSW has recorded its highest number of COVID deaths in a single day since the pandemic began. Key points: Workers who are critical to the supply of essential goods now no longer have to isolate if they are a close contact with no symptoms The change to the isolation requirements comes after mass shortages of many products in supermarkets due …

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: France, Greece, UK See Record Surge; Mumbai Reports 70% Rise, Delhi 50%, Gurgaon's Highest Tally Since June
2 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: France, Greece, UK See Record Surge; Mumbai Reports 70% Rise, Delhi 50%, Gurgaon's Highest Tally Since June

News 18  

Following restricted emergency use recommendation for Covovax, Biological E’s jab Corbevax and anti-Covid pill Molnupiravir granted by an expert panel, the Drugs Controller General of India also granted approval for the above mentioned drugs. Coronavirus cases surged across Australia on Wednesday as an outbreak of the omicron variant spread, with new infections in Sydney and surrounding parts of New South …

WA coronavirus update: Five COVID cases emerge in Perth outbreak
3 years ago

WA coronavirus update: Five COVID cases emerge in Perth outbreak

ABC  

Western Australia has recorded five new COVID cases, a day after an unvaccinated French backpacker tested positive to the disease. WA Premier Mark McGowan said one was a close contact of case 1133, who attended an event with the man at the Perth Mess Hall in Northbridge on December 19. Fremantle hostel locked down Mr McGowan said 100 of the …

Former chief health officer warns Queensland is at a turning point ahead of a 'huge spike' in COVID-19 cases
3 years ago

Former chief health officer warns Queensland is at a turning point ahead of a 'huge spike' in COVID-19 cases

ABC  

With the days of 'COVID-zero' over, Queensland is at a critical point in its pandemic response and the focus needs to shift from case numbers to hospitalisations, experts say. A key 'point of transition' Queensland University of Technology professor of public health and disaster management Gerry FitzGerald, who served as Queensland's chief health officer for three years, said the state …

Covid Record Surge, Travel Bans, Curbs. Déjà vu? It’s All Happening Again as Global Hotspots Emerge
3 years ago

Covid Record Surge, Travel Bans, Curbs. Déjà vu? It’s All Happening Again as Global Hotspots Emerge

News 18  

After a dip in Covid-19 cases across countries, numbers have started to rise again as UK, Australia, parts of the US reported a record virus surge. United Kingdom New cases of COVID-19 in Britain hit a record high for the second day running on Thursday, as England’s Chief Medical Officer warned daily hospital admissions could also hit new peaks due …

NSW Covid cases: State reports 804 new cases of virus
3 years ago

NSW Covid cases: State reports 804 new cases of virus

Daily Mail  

NSW has reported 804 Covid cases in the past 24 hours in an extraordinary surge in case numbers. A 'pingdemic' of health alerts has meanwhile forced thousands into isolation as the state opens up to the rest of the world, with almost two million Covid alerts issued by Service NSW over the past fortnight. Between November 29 and December 13 …

Covid-19 travel: Sydney to further ease curbs on Monday as vaccinations pick up
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid-19 travel: Sydney to further ease curbs on Monday as vaccinations pick up

Hindustan Times  

Australia's largest city of Sydney will further ease social distancing curbs on Monday, a month after emerging from a coronavirus lockdown that lasted nearly 100 days, as close to 90% of people have got both doses of vaccine, officials said. Patrons dine-in at a bar by the harbour in the wake of coronavirus disease regulations easing, following an extended lockdown …

Victoria set to scrap COVID-19 quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated international travellers
3 years, 2 months ago

Victoria set to scrap COVID-19 quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated international travellers

ABC  

Victoria is set to scrap COVID-19 quarantine requirements for international arrivals from next month, bringing it into line with New South Wales. It's understood arriving travellers would need to be fully immunised and test negative for coronavirus. At this stage, it's believed the quarantine changes will be officially announced at Friday's COVID-19 media conference. Melbourne opening up after 263 days …

Coronavirus Australia: Your guide to NSW Freedom Day as millions are lifted from lockdown
3 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: Your guide to NSW Freedom Day as millions are lifted from lockdown

Daily Mail  

Millions of fully vaccinated Australians can finally return to work and travel beyond five kilometres after 106 long days in lockdown. Going to the pub, dining out, getting a haircut, seeing a movie at the cinema and heading to the gym are some of the activities fully vaccinated residents can enjoy again under the NSW roadmap. Children can enjoy a …

NSW records 1,284 new COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths as home quarantine trial for international travel announced
3 years, 3 months ago

NSW records 1,284 new COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths as home quarantine trial for international travel announced

ABC  

NSW will take "an important step" towards living with COVID-19 by allowing some returning international travellers to quarantine at home on their return to Sydney. Key points: Two people who died in the reporting period were in their 20s The home quarantine trial will begin in the next few weeks The state government hopes it'll help expedite the return of …

Queensland records two locally acquired COVID-19 cases in Brisbane students linked to Sunnybank cluster
3 years, 3 months ago

Queensland records two locally acquired COVID-19 cases in Brisbane students linked to Sunnybank cluster

ABC  

Two Brisbane school students have tested positive to COVID-19 but Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says authorities are a "lot more comfortable" about the state's most recent outbreak. Key points: The cases from the Sunnybank cluster have been in home quarantine 38 per cent of eligible Queenslanders are now fully vaccinated The vaccination program has opened for 12- to 15-year-olds Ms Palaszczuk …

NSW records 1,220 COVID-19 cases and eight deaths as police to begin checking vaccination status of residents
3 years, 3 months ago

NSW records 1,220 COVID-19 cases and eight deaths as police to begin checking vaccination status of residents

ABC  

NSW residents have been warned police will be checking the vaccination records of anyone enjoying new freedoms next week as the state records 1,220 new COVID-19 cases. Key points: People can prove they are double-dosed through the myGov or Medicare app People can prove they are double-dosed through the myGov or Medicare app The Premier and chief health officer have …

COVID updates: NSW cases expected to peak in the next week, Daniel Andrews hints at end to regional Victoria lockdown — as it happened
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID updates: NSW cases expected to peak in the next week, Daniel Andrews hints at end to regional Victoria lockdown — as it happened

ABC  

Dr Greg Kelly spoke on ABC News this afternoon. Dr Kelly: "We know that children are less at risk than adults and overall it is a mild disease for most children. We also know that if there are lots of children who get infected as we are seeing in the US, that becomes a large number of sick children even …

NSW records 1,431 new COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths as Premier says infections will peak in next fortnight
3 years, 3 months ago

NSW records 1,431 new COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths as Premier says infections will peak in next fortnight

ABC  

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says COVID-19 infections are expected to peak in the next two weeks after the state recorded 1,431 new cases and 12 deaths. Key points: There were over 827,000 COVID-19 jabs administered in NSW in the past week There were over 827,000 COVID-19 jabs administered in NSW in the past week A woman in her 30s died …

Covid-19: Australia's toll mounts to 1,003 amid raging third wave
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19: Australia's toll mounts to 1,003 amid raging third wave

India TV News  

Amid the raging third wave of the pandemic, Covid-19 deaths in Australia have increased to more than 1,000, the country's Department of Health announced on Monday. On Monday morning, New South Wales, the country's most populous state and the current epicenter of the pandemic, reported another four new fatalities, which increased Australia's overall death toll to 1,003, reports Xinhua news …

Australian State Warns Covid-19 Hospitalisations to Peak in October
3 years, 3 months ago

Australian State Warns Covid-19 Hospitalisations to Peak in October

News 18  

Australia’s most populous state New South Wales, the epicentre of its current COVID-19 outbreak, will hit a peak in intensive care hospitalisations in October as cases accumulate, amid reporting of a record daily rise in new infections on Monday. New South Wales declared a record 1,290 new cases as the nation struggles to contain the highly contagious Delta variant of …

Covid outbreak at Sydney nursing home as a cleaner and four elderly residents test positive
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid outbreak at Sydney nursing home as a cleaner and four elderly residents test positive

Daily Mail  

Sydney's Covid outbreak has spread into a nursing home in the city's west as a cleaner and four elderly residents test positive. Sydney's Covid outbreak has spread into Uniting Edinglassie Lodge, in Penrith A cleaner wheels a trolley past the main entrance to The United Edinglassie Lodge Residential Aged Care Home on Monday after five people linked to the facility …

Coronavirus Australia: Dan Andrews takes swipe at NSW lockdown picnics amid Covid vaccine row
3 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: Dan Andrews takes swipe at NSW lockdown picnics amid Covid vaccine row

Daily Mail  

Dan Andrews has accused the federal government of playing favourites by handing out extra doses of Covid vaccine from the national stockpile to New South Wales. Victorians are being duded when it comes to its coronavirus vaccine supply, according to Dan Andrews, saying jabs have been taken out of the arms of Victorians so that Sydneysiders could 'go and have …

Records tumble in NSW as the state records 1,218 new Covid cases
3 years, 3 months ago

Records tumble in NSW as the state records 1,218 new Covid cases

Daily Mail  

New South Wales has had another record-breaking day with 1,218 new Covid cases, just days after Gladys Berejiklian promised to reopen as early as October. But obviously, before then, if local government areas are demonstrating a decline in numbers, they will be opportunities for us to act in that regard as well,' she said On Friday, 156,165 people came forward …

Coronavirus Australia: Real faces of Sydney's Covid outbreak beg for vaccines from ICU in hospital
3 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: Real faces of Sydney's Covid outbreak beg for vaccines from ICU in hospital

Daily Mail  

Young Australians fighting for their lives in hospital have shared their harrowing experiences of what it's like to be struck down by Covid and separated from loved ones, who in many cases have also fallen ill. Gasping for breath, alone and terrified, the brave patients at Sydney's Concord Hospital begged Australians to take the virus seriously, declaring 'it's not a …

NSW records 919 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths as Gladys Berejiklian says vaccination rate is 'the most important number'
3 years, 4 months ago

NSW records 919 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths as Gladys Berejiklian says vaccination rate is 'the most important number'

ABC  

NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant says vaccinating the 16-39 age group will "break the transmission chain" as the state records 919 new COVID cases. Key points: NSW sees the highest number of locally transmitted cases since the outbreak began NSW sees the highest number of locally transmitted cases since the outbreak began The Premier still plans to announce the …

Growing concern for Western NSW as daily COVID case numbers reach record highs
3 years, 4 months ago

Growing concern for Western NSW as daily COVID case numbers reach record highs

ABC  

The number of mystery cases of COVID-19 in Western New South Wales continues to grow on the second consecutive day of record-high positive results. Key points: A 'small cluster' in Orange continues to grow with several infectious in the community Testing numbers in areas of concern are far too low Only 6.3 per cent of the Aboriginal community in Western …

NSW records 818 COVID-19 cases and three deaths as Gladys Berejiklian flags easing of restrictions
3 years, 4 months ago

NSW records 818 COVID-19 cases and three deaths as Gladys Berejiklian flags easing of restrictions

ABC  

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says the state's "outstanding" vaccination rate means residents are a step closer to freedom, despite 818 new COVID-19 infections being recorded. Key points: From today all of NSW must wear masks outside their home and curfews are in place for LGAs of concern From today all of NSW must wear masks outside their home and curfews …

NSW records its worst day of the COVID-19 pandemic so far against a backdrop of curfews, police and protests
3 years, 4 months ago

NSW records its worst day of the COVID-19 pandemic so far against a backdrop of curfews, police and protests

ABC  

For as long as Sydney has been in lockdown, commentators — including Premier Gladys Berejiklian's interstate counterparts — have loudly called for tougher restrictions, lamenting what they saw as "lockdown lite". West and south-west Sydney are bearing the brunt of the state's COVID-19 response, with nearly all of the new restrictions only applicable to residents in "local government areas of …

Sydney extends Covid-19 lockdown until September-end; night curfew in some areas
3 years, 4 months ago

Sydney extends Covid-19 lockdown until September-end; night curfew in some areas

Live Mint  

SYDNEY: Australian authorities on Friday extended a COVID-19 lockdown in Sydney until the end of September and introduced a night curfew in the city's worst-affected suburbs, after nearly two months of curbs failed to contain an outbreak of the Delta variant. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian also announced the city's 5 million residents must wear a mask as soon …

NSW records 681 new COVID-19 cases and another death as regional lockdown extended
3 years, 4 months ago

NSW records 681 new COVID-19 cases and another death as regional lockdown extended

ABC  

Premier Gladys Berejiklian says NSW is "learning to live" with the Delta strain as she confirmed 681 new COVID-19 cases, the highest number the state has recorded in a day. Key points: Regional lockdown has been extended until August 28, in line with Greater Sydney Regional lockdown has been extended until August 28, in line with Greater Sydney Wilcannia, in …

NSW records 633 new COVID-19 cases, three deaths as Premier warns state has not seen the worst yet
3 years, 4 months ago

NSW records 633 new COVID-19 cases, three deaths as Premier warns state has not seen the worst yet

ABC  

Premier Gladys Berejiklian says NSW has not "seen the worst of it" as she confirmed a pandemic record 633 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths. Key points: The virus has been detected in sewage in Bathurst, Orange and Yamba The virus has been detected in sewage in Bathurst, Orange and Yamba Parents have been asked not to send their children …

COVID-19 latest news: New South Wales records 452 cases, Victoria reports 24 during Melbourne's extended lockdown
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19 latest news: New South Wales records 452 cases, Victoria reports 24 during Melbourne's extended lockdown

ABC  

It's another big day of coronavirus news across Australia, so let's quickly bring you up to speed on what you need to know. Here's how today's stats break down: 129 were linked to a known case or cluster The sources of the other 323 are still being investigated 30 cases were infectious in the community 24 were in isolation for …

NSW records worst day of COVID-19 pandemic with 478 cases and seven deaths
3 years, 4 months ago

NSW records worst day of COVID-19 pandemic with 478 cases and seven deaths

ABC  

NSW has recorded its worst day of the COVID-19 pandemic, with 478 cases and seven deaths — numbers Premier Gladys Berejiklian says are "disturbingly high". Key points: Of today's cases, 337 were not linked to a known case or cluster Of today's cases, 337 were not linked to a known case or cluster Most of the COVID-19 linked deaths were …

NSW records 415 locally acquired COVID-19 cases, four deaths
3 years, 4 months ago

NSW records 415 locally acquired COVID-19 cases, four deaths

ABC  

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she is "concerned" about the number of COVID infections in Western Sydney as NSW records 415 new cases and four deaths. Key points: NSW has administered 5 million vaccinations, with 50 per cent of eligible people having one jab NSW has administered 5 million vaccinations, with 50 per cent of eligible people having one jab …

$5,000 fine for breaking Sydney Covid health orders and 5km exercise limits across the city
3 years, 4 months ago

$5,000 fine for breaking Sydney Covid health orders and 5km exercise limits across the city

Daily Mail  

Fines for breaching Covid public health orders in NSW have been massively increased as the Premier announced the worst day for the state in the pandemic yet. There will be 1,400 police on highway patrol in the Greater Sydney region to enforce travel restrictions Speaking on Saturday, NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller said over the next 21 days police will …

NSW records 466 new local COVID infections, four deaths
3 years, 4 months ago

NSW records 466 new local COVID infections, four deaths

ABC  

NSW recorded 466 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours to 8:00pm yesterday, setting a new record for the state since the start of the pandemic. Key points: Police launch Operation Stay at Home from Sunday with 500 extra defence force officers Police launch Operation Stay at Home from Sunday with 500 extra defence force officers Fines have …

NSW sets another daily COVID-19 case record with 390 infections, two deaths
3 years, 4 months ago

NSW sets another daily COVID-19 case record with 390 infections, two deaths

ABC  

Health authorities have issued a warning after traces of COVID-19 were found in the Broken Hill treatment plant in far western NSW. Key points: One of the deaths was an unvaccinated woman in her 40s from south-west Sydney One of the deaths was an unvaccinated woman in her 40s from south-west Sydney Ms Berejiklian expects to be confronted at a …

Covid NSW: Huge changes coming to Sydney's lockdown as police are granted more powers
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid NSW: Huge changes coming to Sydney's lockdown as police are granted more powers

Daily Mail  

Sweeping changes are coming to Sydney's lockdown as police are given 48 hours to redraft the public health orders to bring the city's spiralling Covid crisis under control. THE CHANGES COMING TO SYDNEY'S LOCKDOWN A ban on Sydneysiders travelling to second residences intrastate Greater policing powers to ensure compliance within singles bubbles More ADF troops deployed across the city to …

The Latest: Sydney has new high for coronavirus infections
3 years, 4 months ago

The Latest: Sydney has new high for coronavirus infections

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — Australia’s most populous state is reporting a new daily high of 356 coronavirus infections. ___ MIAMI — The superintendent of the school district in the capital of Florida said Monday that he will require masks amid an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations fueled by the delta variant. -- Mississippi’s top public health official says that as COVID-19 …

Australia Tightens Covid-19 Curbs as Brisbane Extends Lockdown, Army Patrols Sydney
3 years, 4 months ago

Australia Tightens Covid-19 Curbs as Brisbane Extends Lockdown, Army Patrols Sydney

News 18  

Australia’s Queensland state on Monday extended a COVID-19 lockdown in Brisbane, while soldiers began patrolling Sydney to enforce stay-at-home rules as Australia struggles to stop the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus spreading. Queensland said it had detected 13 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours – the biggest one-day rise the state has recorded in …

Covid-19 Australia: Sydney records 172 Covid cases overnight
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19 Australia: Sydney records 172 Covid cases overnight

Daily Mail  

Tough stay-at home orders will be lifted from parts of New South Wales tonight despite the state recording a record 172 new Covid cases. Tuesday's increase in cases is the largest in Sydney's latest outbreak and the highest daily rise since April 2020 Pictured is the entrance to the newly-opened south-western Sydney vaccination centre at Macquarie Fields on Monday Sydneysiders …

NSW records 172 new COVID-19 cases, 60 in community while infectious
3 years, 4 months ago

NSW records 172 new COVID-19 cases, 60 in community while infectious

ABC  

A decision on the future of Greater Sydney's lockdown will be announced "as early as tomorrow" after NSW recorded 172 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases. Key points: NSW records 172 new cases, the highest daily tally since the Delta outbreak began Almost half of new cases were in the community for at least some of their infectious period The outbreak …

Victoria records 12 new local cases of COVID-19, two in the community during infectious period
3 years, 5 months ago

Victoria records 12 new local cases of COVID-19, two in the community during infectious period

ABC  

Just two of Victoria's 12 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 were infectious while in the community, which authorities say keeps the state on track to have its lockdown lifted next week. Key points: There are warnings there are still chains of transmission in the community, but trends are giving authorities "confidence" Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton has suggested masks …

Flight attendant who tested positive to COVID-19 crewed six flights in regional Queensland
3 years, 5 months ago

Flight attendant who tested positive to COVID-19 crewed six flights in regional Queensland

ABC  

A Qantas flight attendant has tested positive to COVID-19 after crewing six flights in Queensland during her infectious period. A number of potential exposure sites have been identified, including: July 11 — Brisbane to Longreach, Qantas flight 2534 July 11 — Longreach to Brisbane, Qantas flight 2535 July 11 — Brisbane to Gladstone, Qantas flight 2346 July 11/12 — Stayed …

NSW broke COVID-19 records yesterday, but Kerry Chant in 'two minds' about infection numbers
3 years, 5 months ago

NSW broke COVID-19 records yesterday, but Kerry Chant in 'two minds' about infection numbers

ABC  

NSW is bracing for another day of soaring COVID-19 cases, but the state's Chief Health Officer says higher case numbers aren't always a bad sign. Key points: The number of locally acquired cases in NSW exceeded 100 for the first time yesterday Kerry Chant said those numbers needed to be interpreted based on whether the patients were in isolation or …

Sydney's coronavirus outbreak is moving from east to west and starting to look like Melbourne's second wave
3 years, 5 months ago

Sydney's coronavirus outbreak is moving from east to west and starting to look like Melbourne's second wave

ABC  

As NSW records another 38 locally acquired COVID-19 cases, the race is on to nip the spread in Western Sydney in the bud, with failure to do so likely to prolong this outbreak. The situation could bear similarities to how the virus thrived through Melbourne's second wave: aided by a combination of higher rates of precarious work, larger households and …

NSW records 27 new COVID-19 cases as Greater Sydney lockdown extended
3 years, 5 months ago

NSW records 27 new COVID-19 cases as Greater Sydney lockdown extended

ABC  

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has extended Greater Sydney's lockdown for seven days after the state recorded 27 new COVID-19 cases. Key points: Greater Sydney and its surrounds will face another week in lockdown NSW Health has concerns about infections in Fairfield, Liverpool, and Canterbury-Bankstown Only 13 of the new cases were in isolation while infectious The lockdown will be extended …

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