A year has passed since the ACT recorded a locally acquired COVID-19 case. How did Canberrans do it?
3 years, 8 months ago

A year has passed since the ACT recorded a locally acquired COVID-19 case. How did Canberrans do it?

ABC  

Today marks an entire year since the ACT last recorded a COVID-19 case that spread locally. Key points: Canberra has gone a year without a locally transmitted infection Canberra has gone a year without a locally transmitted infection The ACT has had the least COVID-19 cases of all states and territories, including per capita The ACT has had the least COVID-19 cases of all states and territories, including per capita An expert attributes Canberra's success to its quarantine system and residents' willingness to obey health orders That case, a woman in her 20s, was part of Canberra's only coronavirus "cluster": five young people in the city's north, one of whom was infected during a trip to Melbourne. Smart — who, as Australia's former surgeon-general, was once in charge of the entire military workforce's health — says ACT authorities simply made the right decisions. Smart says the "gold standard" is the isolated Howard Springs facility in the Northern Territory, but the ACT's system has been foolproof so far. "ACT Health told me … if you make quarantine nice enough, people won't try to leave," Smart says.

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Avian influenza case detected at Canberra farm, ACT government confirms
9 months ago

Avian influenza case detected at Canberra farm, ACT government confirms

ABC  

In short: Australia's avian influenza outbreak has spread to a farm in Canberra, which has been quarantined. The ACT government has confirmed the territory's first case of avian influenza has been detected at a Canberra farm, which has been quarantined. The ACT's acting chief veterinary officer, Dr Kyeelee Driver, said the government received information on Tuesday morning that the ACT …

Victoria's purpose-built COVID quarantine hub to be shuttered by government following drop in demand
2 years, 5 months ago

Victoria's purpose-built COVID quarantine hub to be shuttered by government following drop in demand

ABC  

A half-billion dollar COVID-19 quarantine facility in Melbourne's north will be closed after just eight months in operation following a drop in demand. Key points: A $580m quarantine facility in Melbourne's north will be closed next week The site opened in February and has housed 2,168 residents during its life span The government defended its construction, saying it could be …

Canberra Hospital patients set to be moved to private hospitals, aged care facilities as COVID-19 cases surge
2 years, 8 months ago

Canberra Hospital patients set to be moved to private hospitals, aged care facilities as COVID-19 cases surge

ABC  

Some patients currently at the Canberra Hospital are set to be moved to private hospitals or aged care facilities, as the pressure on the territory's main hospital continues to rise. Key points: Canberra Health Services CEO Cathie O'Neill says Canberra Hospital is running out of beds Canberra Health Services CEO Cathie O'Neill says Canberra Hospital is running out of beds …

Sydney and Melbourne relaxing isolation rules for fully vaccinated international travelers
3 years, 3 months ago

Sydney and Melbourne relaxing isolation rules for fully vaccinated international travelers

CNN  

CNN — Fully vaccinated international travelers arriving in Sydney and Melbourne will no longer have to quarantine for 72 hours starting Tuesday, December 21, Australian government officials announced Thursday. In a joint statement, the premiers of New South Wales and Victoria said international travelers who are fully vaccinated will instead be required to show proof of a negative result from …

Quarantine rules are changing in Queensland in the new year. Here's what you need to know
3 years, 3 months ago

Quarantine rules are changing in Queensland in the new year. Here's what you need to know

ABC  

From New Year's Day, Queenslanders identified as close contacts of COVID-19 cases will be subject to less stringent quarantine requirements. Previously all close contacts were required to immediately get tested for COVID-19, contact Queensland Health and isolate for 14 days, even if they had tested negative. However, under the new rules, close contacts will move out of quarantine on day …

Anthony Albanese says COVID-19 variant Omicron reinforces case for purpose-built quarantine over hotels
3 years, 4 months ago

Anthony Albanese says COVID-19 variant Omicron reinforces case for purpose-built quarantine over hotels

ABC  

The arrival of the new COVID-19 "variant of concern" has revived the political debate over quarantine ahead of a national cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Key points: Anthony Albanese says the government should have more purpose-built quarantine facilities in place by now National Cabinet is set to discuss quarantine in the wake of new variant Omicron Mr Albanese says he suspects …

ACT records nine new cases of COVID-19 as the territory becomes Australia's most vaccinated jurisdiction
3 years, 5 months ago

ACT records nine new cases of COVID-19 as the territory becomes Australia's most vaccinated jurisdiction

ABC  

The ACT has recorded nine new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, as the territory became Australia's most vaccinated jurisdiction. Key points: Another nine COVID-19 cases have been recorded in the ACT Another nine COVID-19 cases have been recorded in the ACT More than 70 per cent of the total Canberra population is now fully vaccinated More than 70 per cent of …

Victoria set to scrap COVID-19 quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated international travellers
3 years, 5 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 …

The ACT has recorded 17 new cases of COVID-19 as 80 per cent vaccination milestone is reached
3 years, 5 months ago

The ACT has recorded 17 new cases of COVID-19 as 80 per cent vaccination milestone is reached

ABC  

The ACT has reached 80 per cent full vaccination coverage of Canberrans aged 12 and over. Key points: Six of today's cases are yet to be linked to a known source Six of today's cases are yet to be linked to a known source ACT charities say they expect an influx of donations as restrictions continue to ease ACT charities …

Canberrans free to travel to parts of NSW South Coast and Southern Highlands after changes to COVID-19 quarantine rules
3 years, 5 months ago

Canberrans free to travel to parts of NSW South Coast and Southern Highlands after changes to COVID-19 quarantine rules

ABC  

Fully vaccinated Canberrans can visit parts of the New South Wales South Coast and the Southern Highlands after COVID-19 quarantine rules were adjusted this morning. Key points: The new rules come into effect today The new rules come into effect today Travellers no longer need an approved reason to travel Travellers no longer need an approved reason to travel The …

Fully vaccinated international travellers get Sydney green light
3 years, 5 months ago

Fully vaccinated international travellers get Sydney green light

Al Jazeera  

New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet says passengers with proof of vaccination and negative COVID-19 test won’t need to quarantine. Sydney will open up to fully vaccinated international travellers from November 1 without the need for quarantine, the leader of the country’s most populous state said on Friday, bringing forward a full return of overseas travel. We’ve got to open …

ACT records 17 new cases of COVID-19, number infectious in the community 'of concern'
3 years, 6 months ago

ACT records 17 new cases of COVID-19, number infectious in the community 'of concern'

ABC  

The ACT has recorded 17 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19. Key points: Of the 17 new cases confirmed, at least 11 were infectious in the community The Australian Defence Force has now joined ACT Policing and NSW Police for a joint border patrol operation Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith warned a rumour that people could get a vaccine at Canberra …

NSW records 1,284 new COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths as home quarantine trial for international travel announced
3 years, 6 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 …

ACT records 21 new COVID-19 cases as government announces change in restrictions for some industries
3 years, 7 months ago

ACT records 21 new COVID-19 cases as government announces change in restrictions for some industries

ABC  

The ACT has recorded 21 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of cases in the territory’s outbreak to 211. Key points: Two people have now recovered from the virus, but the number of cases in hospital has grown to 11 Two people have now recovered from the virus, but the number of cases in hospital has grown …

ACT records 14 new COVID-19 cases as authorities try to contain growing outbreak
3 years, 7 months ago

ACT records 14 new COVID-19 cases as authorities try to contain growing outbreak

ABC  

The ACT has recorded 14 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of infections in the territory’s outbreak to 190. Key points: All of the ACT's 14 new infections are linked to other known COVID-19 cases All of the ACT's 14 new infections are linked to other known COVID-19 cases One person was infectious in the community for …

Canberra COVID-19 cluster grows to 28 as ACT lockdown extended for two weeks
3 years, 7 months ago

Canberra COVID-19 cluster grows to 28 as ACT lockdown extended for two weeks

ABC  

The ACT has recorded 19 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of active cases in Canberra to 28. Key points: One of the confirmed cases is a worker at an aged care facility who was infectious at work for three days One of the confirmed cases is a worker at an aged care facility who was …

Queensland records no COVID-19 cases either in community or quarantine, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk confirms
3 years, 7 months ago

Queensland records no COVID-19 cases either in community or quarantine, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk confirms

ABC  

Queensland has recorded no new cases of COVID-19 either in the community or in quarantine in the past 24 hours, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says. Key points: Essential workers will soon need one vaccine dose to cross the border from NSW into Queensland Queensland has declared Darwin and the Katherine region a COVID hotspot A 1,000-bed quarantine facility at Pinkenba has …

No exemption from quarantine for travel to SA through Sydney Airport as 15,000 welcomed to Adelaide Oval
3 years, 7 months ago

No exemption from quarantine for travel to SA through Sydney Airport as 15,000 welcomed to Adelaide Oval

ABC  

People transiting through Sydney Airport to get to South Australia will no longer be exempt from 14-day COVID-19 quarantine rules that apply to the rest of NSW. Key points: Travel from regional Queensland to SA may be affected More restrictions on travel from Queensland are being considered Up to 1,000 people will be able attend community sporting events Police Commissioner …

Is Australia’s hotel quarantine system broken?
3 years, 8 months ago

Is Australia’s hotel quarantine system broken?

Al Jazeera  

The government says system is ‘99.99-percent effective’ but as Delta triggers new lockdowns there are calls for change. Prime Minister Scott Morrison insists that the hotel quarantine programme is “99.99-percent effective.” But there have been at least 21 separate leaks from various hotels, which have led to the repeated closure of schools and businesses and significant disruption to daily life …

ACT borders effectively closed to half of Australia as Canberrans warned against taking holidays interstate
3 years, 8 months ago

ACT borders effectively closed to half of Australia as Canberrans warned against taking holidays interstate

ABC  

The ACT has effectively closed its border to half of the country, as Sydney's COVID-19 outbreak continues to spread interstate. Key points: The ACT has shut out non-Canberrans who have been in South Australia, unless they have an exemption The ACT has shut out non-Canberrans who have been in South Australia, unless they have an exemption Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith …

Minister begs Australians to get Covid-19 jab as Melbourne's cluster continues to grow
3 years, 10 months ago

Minister begs Australians to get Covid-19 jab as Melbourne's cluster continues to grow

Daily Mail  

All eligible Australians are being urged to get vaccinated against coronavirus as an outbreak threatens to spread across Melbourne. All eligible Australians are being urged to get vaccinated against coronavirus as an outbreak threatens to spread across Melbourne 'We heard that of the new cases that were announced overnight and yesterday as well, three of them were over 50 that …

South Australia imposes new border restrictions with Victoria over Melbourne coronavirus cluster
3 years, 10 months ago

South Australia imposes new border restrictions with Victoria over Melbourne coronavirus cluster

ABC  

South Australia has imposed fresh border restrictions in response to Melbourne's coronavirus cases, but SA Health says it is not ready to release its report into a man who stayed in an Adelaide medi-hotel and is potentially linked to the cluster. Key points: Anyone who has been at an exposure site in the relevant time is now banned from entering …

Victorian CHO Brett Sutton believes new COVID-19 case was contracted in SA hotel quarantine
3 years, 10 months ago

Victorian CHO Brett Sutton believes new COVID-19 case was contracted in SA hotel quarantine

ABC  

Martin Foley has used today's press conference to once again call on the federal government to take responsibility for hotel quarantine. "This evening's national budget is a golden opportunity for the Commonwealth to step up and do its constitutional duty and fund, with the states, broad quarantine facilities such as that proposed by Victoria. "Yes, we need to make sure …

NSW warns other states over Sydney COVID-19 quarantine hotel infections
3 years, 11 months ago

NSW warns other states over Sydney COVID-19 quarantine hotel infections

ABC  

Health authorities in NSW have warned several people who could have been exposed to COVID-19 inside a Sydney quarantine hotel have already travelled interstate. Key points: NSW Health says four more return travellers who stayed at the Mercure Hotel need to get tested NSW Health says four more return travellers who stayed at the Mercure Hotel need to get tested …

Australian states investigate COVID spread in quarantine hotels
3 years, 11 months ago

Australian states investigate COVID spread in quarantine hotels

Al Jazeera  

Cases reported in Sydney and Perth hotels among people who arrived from different countries at different times. More than 200,000 people have passed through the country’s hotel quarantine system since it was first, but it has also come in for criticism, particularly in the state of Victoria where a breach of procedures last June led to a wave of cases …

Traveller describes 'totally chaotic' response from Victorian authorities hours after Brisbane red zone declared
4 years ago

Traveller describes 'totally chaotic' response from Victorian authorities hours after Brisbane red zone declared

ABC  

A man who tried to travel to Victoria from Brisbane before it was declared a red zone says he was forced into hotel quarantine, despite repeated assurances from the Department of Health he would not be. Key points: Sam says he was assured he would only face orange zone restrictions, but when his flight landed he was taken to hotel …

Three Victorians in coronavirus hotel quarantine after visiting Queensland
4 years ago

Three Victorians in coronavirus hotel quarantine after visiting Queensland

ABC  

Three Victorians will spend a fortnight in hotel quarantine after visiting a high-risk exposure site while travelling in Queensland. Key points: Two of the three had returned negative tests by Sunday morning, while the third was still pending Secondary close contacts are being identified, with more expected to be contacted Victoria says it has no current plans to close the …

WA imposes new quarantine restrictions for travellers from Queensland after COVID case
4 years ago

WA imposes new quarantine restrictions for travellers from Queensland after COVID case

ABC  

Western Australia has imposed new quarantine restrictions on certain travellers returning from Queensland after that state recorded one new case of locally transmitted coronavirus. Key points: People visiting WA from some parts of Queensland will have to quarantine Roger Cook says there could be further announcements in the next 24 hours He says he is disappointed in the low rates …

COVID updates: NSW quarantine hotel worker who contracted COVID-19 had been vaccinated — as it happened
4 years ago

COVID updates: NSW quarantine hotel worker who contracted COVID-19 had been vaccinated — as it happened

ABC  

Dr Kerry Chant said around 130 people had been contacted who worked with the security guard. "In terms of where this person acquired it, as the Minister indicated, this gentleman works in our hotel quarantine systems and generally works on the weekend and does weekend shifts in the hotel quarantine system. He was infectious while doing a shift and we …

How the hotel quarantine outbreak that's landed Victorians in coronavirus lockdown spread
4 years, 1 month ago

How the hotel quarantine outbreak that's landed Victorians in coronavirus lockdown spread

ABC  

Victorians are still coming to grips with their return to life in lockdown as they wait for news about whether or not the so-called "circuit breaker" restrictions have been effective in helping to curtail the current cluster. Nebuliser use at root of cluster The starting point of the cluster has been traced back to Thursday February 4, when three family …

Hotel quarantine travellers to be allowed out of rooms for ‘gulps of fresh air’, minister says
4 years, 1 month ago

Hotel quarantine travellers to be allowed out of rooms for ‘gulps of fresh air’, minister says

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Travellers put into hotel quarantine after arriving in England will be …

Virus financial relief sought as Australia opens Parliament
4 years, 2 months ago

Virus financial relief sought as Australia opens Parliament

The Independent  

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Australian Open: Nine active cases of COVID-19 in quarantine, say officials
4 years, 2 months ago

Australian Open: Nine active cases of COVID-19 in quarantine, say officials

The Hindu  

One case of COVID-19 among those in quarantine ahead of the Australian Open has been reclassified, local health officials said on Sunday, leaving nine active cases in the group of players and support staff isolating in Melbourne hotels. COVID-19 Quarantine Victoria also said in a statement that the one case of the virus acquired overseas reported on Sunday was not …

Experts call on Federal Government to acknowledge possible airborne transmission of COVID-19 in hotel quarantine
4 years, 2 months ago

Experts call on Federal Government to acknowledge possible airborne transmission of COVID-19 in hotel quarantine

ABC  

Failure at a federal level to acknowledge COVID-19 is transmitted through the air has been putting the community at risk, senior scientists, health and safety experts and doctors have told the ABC. Key points: The ICEG will be updating its advice on the airborne nature of COVID-19 Senior atmospheric and aerosol scientists say there is no doubt COVID-19 is transmitted …

As UK COVID variant spreads, Australia urgently needs more purpose-built quarantine stations, experts say
4 years, 2 months ago

As UK COVID variant spreads, Australia urgently needs more purpose-built quarantine stations, experts say

ABC  

With yet another cluster of people in hotel quarantine this week testing positive for COVID-19 — this time triggering a mass evacuation of Brisbane's Hotel Grand Chancellor — epidemiologists are calling on the Government to urgently establish more purpose-built quarantine stations like the Northern Territory's Howard Springs, pointing to features like its well-spaced rooms, fresh air and staffing arrangements as …

Australia's coronavirus quarantine protocols are changing because of the mutant UK COVID-19 strain
4 years, 2 months ago

Australia's coronavirus quarantine protocols are changing because of the mutant UK COVID-19 strain

ABC  

A woman who contracted the mutant UK strain of COVID-19 and flew into Brisbane from Melbourne after clearing hotel quarantine has since tested positive to the virus again, prompting an urgent public health response. Queensland's Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said the woman flew into Melbourne from the UK on December 26 and tested positive a day later. She spent …

Australian Open quarantine plan threatened by legal challenge
4 years, 2 months ago

Australian Open quarantine plan threatened by legal challenge

The Independent  

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Repatriated Australians touch down in Canberra as ACT ramps up coronavirus hotel quarantine measures
4 years, 4 months ago

Repatriated Australians touch down in Canberra as ACT ramps up coronavirus hotel quarantine measures

ABC  

The ACT has welcomed about 150 temporary residents as it accepts its first planeload of returned Australians in nearly six months. Key points: The ACT has not accepted a repatriation flight since June The ACT has not accepted a repatriation flight since June The ADF and AFP will be used to keep a perimeter around the hotel The ADF and …

Australia back on COVID-19 alert as cases jump in southern state
4 years, 4 months ago

Australia back on COVID-19 alert as cases jump in southern state

Al Jazeera  

Premier of South Australia says the state is in a ‘dangerous situation’ amid an outbreak linked to a quarantine hotel. The Australian state of South Australia has reported 14 new coronavirus cases, a dramatic increase from the previous day, prompting other states to tighten internal borders amid concerns of a new virus hot spot. South Australia ended a months-long streak …

Could home coronavirus quarantine really get more Australians to come home from overseas?
4 years, 5 months ago

Could home coronavirus quarantine really get more Australians to come home from overseas?

ABC  

Completing two weeks of quarantine in a small hotel room has been the norm for returning travellers for months, but home quarantine is apparently on the horizon. Jan experienced Hong Kong's 'fantastic' home quarantine system Jan Browne has Queensland residency, but husband Nigel has not been a resident for the past 30 years. Jan Browne said the Hong Kong home …

Victorian coronavirus hotel quarantine staff became infected in community, not at work, CHO says
4 years, 6 months ago

Victorian coronavirus hotel quarantine staff became infected in community, not at work, CHO says

ABC  

An investigation suggests it's unlikely the Melbourne hotel quarantine workers who recently developed COVID-19 were infected while at work, Victoria's Chief Health Officer says. Key points: The last positive case in hotel quarantine was detected in late August All nine workers likely caught COVID-19 in other settings, Brett Sutton says Two staff members who attended work while infectious were asymptomatic …

What we know about coronavirus in Melbourne, hotel quarantine and the Australian Defence Force
4 years, 7 months ago

What we know about coronavirus in Melbourne, hotel quarantine and the Australian Defence Force

ABC  

The involvement, or lack thereof, of Australian Defence Force personnel in Victoria's Hotel Quarantine program has dominated the politics this week. Defence Minister Linda Reynolds came out contradicting Mr Andrews, saying ADF help was offered multiple times, only to herself be contradicted by Victoria's Emergency Management Commissioner, Andrew Crisp, who said it wasn't offered at a meeting in late March …

Australia to restrict number of people who can enter the country
4 years, 8 months ago

Australia to restrict number of people who can enter the country

Live Mint  

Australia will halve the number of citizens who can return home at any one time to relieve pressure on its quarantine system as an outbreak in the nation’s second-most populous state worsened, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Friday. Morrison also told reporters the process of quarantining arrivals in hotels would be reviewed, after missteps in Melbourne saw security guards contract …

How Victoria's coronavirus quarantine system has potentially left other states vulnerable
4 years, 8 months ago

How Victoria's coronavirus quarantine system has potentially left other states vulnerable

ABC  

Hotel quarantine arrangements are different in every state, and — as Australia found out this week — those small discrepancies can have big consequences. Key points: The NSW Government has so far picked up the tab of over $50 million for at least 25,188 people in quarantine The NSW Government has so far picked up the tab of over $50 …

NSW travellers in coronavirus quarantine leave hotels after two weeks
4 years, 11 months ago

NSW travellers in coronavirus quarantine leave hotels after two weeks

ABC  

A mass operation is underway in Sydney as the first returned air travellers to go into mandatory coronavirus quarantine two weeks ago are released. Key points: The first batch of guests under hotel quarantine were allowed to leave on Saturday Guests were issued with official paperwork confirming completion of quarantine It's understood interstate travellers are facing issues due to domestic …

Forced coronavirus quarantine for all people returning to Australia
5 years ago

Forced coronavirus quarantine for all people returning to Australia

ABC  

All passengers who arrive in Australia after midnight on Saturday will go into mandatory quarantine in hotels for a fortnight, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced. Key points: Passengers will be quarantined in the city they land in, irrespective of where they live Two-thirds of Australia's coronavirus cases are from people travelling from overseas Defence personnel will help state and …

ACT records third case of coronavirus disease COVID-19 as panicked Canberrans empty shelves
5 years ago

ACT records third case of coronavirus disease COVID-19 as panicked Canberrans empty shelves

ABC  

The ACT Government has confirmed a third case of coronavirus, as panicked Canberrans drive up to an hour-and-a-half away to buy groceries. Key points: The third confirmed case in Canberra is a woman in her 70s who tested positive last night As of 8:00am today, 1,389 people in the ACT have returned negative tests for the disease The two earlier …

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