Explosion of coronavirus cases in Tasmania's north-west should serve as warning, experts say
4 years, 8 months ago

Explosion of coronavirus cases in Tasmania's north-west should serve as warning, experts say

ABC  

Lyndon Hunter never imagined his community in the north-west of Tasmania would become a coronavirus pandemic hotspot. Key points: About 5,000 Tasmanians were forced to go into 14 days of quarantine earlier this month About 5,000 Tasmanians were forced to go into 14 days of quarantine earlier this month Most of Tasmania's confirmed cases of coronavirus are from the state's north-west Most of Tasmania's confirmed cases of coronavirus are from the state's north-west The north-west has tighter restrictions than the rest of the state "I think Tasmanians would probably expect it to be one of the last places, to be honest," he said. The number of coronavirus cases in Tasmania's north-west per 100,000 people far outstrips the same figure for the state as a whole and Australia. Stay up-to-date on the coronavirus outbreak Download the ABC News app and subscribe to our range of news alerts for the latest on how the pandemic is impacting the world 'Long, slow, rocky' way back Bill Bowtell said Tasmania's north-west was unlucky. Inquiry needed: AMA The head of the Australian Medical Association in Tasmania, John Burgess, said people in the north-west would need a more detailed explanation than "bad luck" about the outbreak.

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Three people with COVID-19 die in South Australia as state tops 400,000 cases since start of pandemic
2 years, 8 months ago

Three people with COVID-19 die in South Australia as state tops 400,000 cases since start of pandemic

ABC  

Three people with COVID-19 have died in South Australia and another 3,924 new cases have been recorded. Key points: Almost a quarter of South Australia's population has now had COVID-19 The number of hospitalisations has fallen Close contacts do not have to isolate from tomorrow Those who died were a woman in her 80s, a man in his 50s and …

COVID updates: All the coronavirus news from around Australia
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID updates: All the coronavirus news from around Australia

ABC  

Here's a quick wrap of what's happening in COVID-19 news across Australia. Tasmania Another person has been admitted to intensive care with COVID-19, bringing the state's total number of cases in ICU to five. Tasmania has recorded 1,167 new cases overall and known active cases in the state have risen to 5,975, but the numbers are still below the January …

Dozens of COVID cases recorded on Tasmania's remote King Island
3 years ago

Dozens of COVID cases recorded on Tasmania's remote King Island

ABC  

About 60 new COVID-19 infections have been recorded on Tasmania's King Island, following what appears to be a super-spreading event. Key points: Sixty positive results have returned in the island The Mayor expects more positive results will come back, with nearly 90 extra tests done yesterday and a mobile clinic doing more testing today Many businesses are being affected by …

Tasmania records 751 new cases of COVID-19 as authorities warn of surge
3 years ago

Tasmania records 751 new cases of COVID-19 as authorities warn of surge

ABC  

Tasmania has recorded 751 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, as health authorities warn the true number of active cases is likely much higher than what is being reported. Key points: Tasmania has recorded 751 new cases of COVID from nearly 3,000 PCR tests conducted One person has been admitted to hospital for COVID-related complications but is not in …

Baby with COVID-19 dies in South Australia, state records 1,374 new cases
3 years ago

Baby with COVID-19 dies in South Australia, state records 1,374 new cases

ABC  

A COVID-positive child under the age of two has died in South Australia. Key points: A child under the age of two who was COVID-positive has died South Australia has recorded 1,374 new cases of COVID-19 There are still 37 patients in hospital, including four in intensive care Premier Steven Marshall said the case will be referred to the coroner, …

Coronavirus cases surge across Australia as omicron explodes
3 years ago

Coronavirus cases surge across Australia as omicron explodes

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — Coronavirus cases surged across Australia on Wednesday as an outbreak of the omicron variant exploded, prompting Prime Minister Scott Morrison to schedule an emergency national cabinet meeting. Other states also reported surging numbers, with more than 1,500 new infections in Queensland, 1,400 in South Australia, 138 in the Australian Capital Territory and 55 in Tasmania. State Premier Steven …

Tasmania reaches 300 active COVID cases after setting new daily record of 55 cases
3 years ago

Tasmania reaches 300 active COVID cases after setting new daily record of 55 cases

ABC  

An aged care home is in lockdown after a worker tested positive, as Tasmania posts a daily record of 55 new COVID-19 cases. Key points: Resort, gyms, a dental surgery and a music festival have been added to Tasmania's exposure site list Authorities say there have been 55 new COVID cases detected in the previous 24 hours Tasmania and the …

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 …

Covid-19 travel: Sydney to further ease curbs on Monday as vaccinations pick up
3 years, 2 months 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 …

Tasmanian healthcare workers struggling with long COVID over a year on from north-west outbreak
3 years, 3 months ago

Tasmanian healthcare workers struggling with long COVID over a year on from north-west outbreak

ABC  

Anita* survives in the gap between living and dying. Key points: Three health workers have broken their silence after suffering coronavirus symptoms for more than a year They are struggling to find appropriate support in Tasmania The state's health department expects to pay out more than $3.2 million to affected workers She can no longer taste or smell, works only …

Covid-19 Australia: Victoria's coronavirus crisis worsens as 246 new cases are recorded
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19 Australia: Victoria's coronavirus crisis worsens as 246 new cases are recorded

Daily Mail  

Victoria recorded 246 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday - one more than Monday's figure - as the state rushes to vaccinate its Year 12 students before their end-of-year exams begin. Charlotte Sherlock, a Year 12 student at Brunswick Secondary College, rolled up her sleeve on Monday at the newly relocated Melbourne Museum vaccination site to promote the blitz. Only 90 …

Coronavirus Australia: Dan Andrews takes swipe at NSW lockdown picnics amid Covid vaccine row
3 years, 4 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 …

Coronavirus in New Zealand: Country locks down as number of Delta cases jumps to seven
3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus in New Zealand: Country locks down as number of Delta cases jumps to seven

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New Zealand has now reported …

The Latest: Sydney has new high for coronavirus infections
3 years, 5 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 …

Coronavirus Australia: The Project's Carrie Bickmore stands up for 'Fortress Australia' policy
3 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: The Project's Carrie Bickmore stands up for 'Fortress Australia' policy

Daily Mail  

The Project host Carrie Bickmore has slammed critics of the government's response to the Covid pandemic after a London newspaper slammed the nation's 'Fortress Australia' policy. The Project host Carrie Bickmore defended Australia's Covid suppression policy after lingering lockdowns were criticised by a London newspaper London newspaper the Financial Times wrote this week that Australia's early 'glow of global approval' …

Australia further curbs new arrivals due to risks of variant
3 years, 6 months ago

Australia further curbs new arrivals due to risks of variant

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia plans to halve commercial passenger arrivals due to virus risks as parts of the country emerged from lockdowns Friday. Australia will reduce its cap on arrivals from 6,000 passengers a week to 3,000 by July 14 to reduce pressure on hotel quarantine, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said after a meeting with state and territory leaders. “If …

Victoria's 'serious' COVID-19 outbreak — here's what we know about the new cases so far
3 years, 7 months ago

Victoria's 'serious' COVID-19 outbreak — here's what we know about the new cases so far

ABC  

The next few days will be crucial to see how many new cases emerge from a cluster of coronavirus cases linked to Melbourne's northern and western suburbs. Genomic sequencing has confirmed the cases in the new cluster are all linked to the Wollert case but the "missing link" has not yet been found. Next, five new cases in the City …

The Northern Territory survives a year of coronavirus without death or outbreak
3 years, 10 months ago

The Northern Territory survives a year of coronavirus without death or outbreak

ABC  

Last April, as coronavirus was taking hold in Australia, Northern Territory health authorities issued a stark warning: community spread of the deadly virus would be inevitable in the NT. Part science, part environment, part luck Hassan Vally, an epidemiologist with La Trobe University, said the NT government's decision to act swiftly and decisively throughout the pandemic — including by closing …

NT records 100th coronavirus case — a total that remains a national low
3 years, 11 months ago

NT records 100th coronavirus case — a total that remains a national low

ABC  

The Northern Territory has recorded its 100th coronavirus case, a number that remains the lowest in the nation since the disease was first reported in Wuhan in December 2019. Key points: A 59-year-old woman is the NT's 100th coronavirus diagnosis A 59-year-old woman is the NT's 100th coronavirus diagnosis There has been no local transmission of coronavirus in the NT …

Coronavirus lockdown announced for Perth and South West after quarantine hotel worker tests positive
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown announced for Perth and South West after quarantine hotel worker tests positive

ABC  

Western Australia's 10-month coronavirus-free streak has ended with a hotel quarantine security guard in Perth testing positive to COVID-19, sending much of the state into a five-day lockdown. Key points: The lockdown for Perth, Peel and the South West started at 6pm on Sunday The lockdown for Perth, Peel and the South West started at 6pm on Sunday People must …

New Zealand reports first case of coronavirus in community in months
3 years, 11 months ago

New Zealand reports first case of coronavirus in community in months

ABC  

New Zealand has reported its first coronavirus case outside of a quarantine facility in more than two months, although there is no immediate evidence the virus is spreading in the community. Key points: The woman twice tested negative for coronavirus while in hotel quarantine Authorities are looking into whether she caught the virus from another returning traveller Pressure is growing …

Coronavirus Australia live news: Scott Morrison says Government will follow health advice on international borders
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus Australia live news: Scott Morrison says Government will follow health advice on international borders

ABC  

Diego Silva, a lecturer in bioethics at the University of Sydney's School of Public Health, spoke to ABC News not long ago. He agrees with World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that there has been a moral failing with the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine around the world, with younger adults in wealthy countries being inoculated before older people …

NSW records four local coronavirus cases, Brisbane travellers to self-isolate
4 years ago

NSW records four local coronavirus cases, Brisbane travellers to self-isolate

ABC  

Health authorities have ordered travellers from the Greater Brisbane area who are now in NSW to isolate at home until Monday evening. Key points: John Barilaro said he supported Queensland public health orders NSW health authorities were "taking a precautionary approach" to mutated strains of COVID-19 Despite an unlinked Avalon case, Sydney's northern beaches will reopen again on Sunday The …

Tasmania declares Greater Brisbane 'high risk' because of UK coronavirus strain
4 years ago

Tasmania declares Greater Brisbane 'high risk' because of UK coronavirus strain

ABC  

Tasmania has effectively banned travellers from Greater Brisbane following it declaring a three-day lockdown of that area — with the island's head of public health warning the new virus strain is "50 per cent more infectious" and Tasmania "doesn't want to do an experiment" with it. Key points: The Greater Brisbane area is heading into a short lockdown to stop …

Seven new coronavirus cases among repatriated Australians in quarantine in the NT
4 years ago

Seven new coronavirus cases among repatriated Australians in quarantine in the NT

ABC  

The Northern Territory has recorded another seven cases of coronavirus — all among Australians who recently arrived on Federal Government-organised repatriation flights. Key points: Six adults in their 20s and 30s alongside a baby boy have returned positive tests All are in supervised quarantine after returning to Australia on repatriation flights in the past few days They will remain in …

More Victorian COVID cases are confirmed in Melbourne linked to Sydney outbreak
4 years ago

More Victorian COVID cases are confirmed in Melbourne linked to Sydney outbreak

ABC  

There are now six active cases of locally acquired coronavirus in Melbourne, after three further cases were identified in addition to three announced last night. Key points: There are now six active cases of coronavirus in Victoria acquired in the community The outbreak has been linked to a Thai restaurant at Black Rock The wearing of masks indoors will be …

Victoria records three new locally acquired coronavirus cases believed to be linked to Sydney outbreak
4 years ago

Victoria records three new locally acquired coronavirus cases believed to be linked to Sydney outbreak

ABC  

Victoria has recorded three new COVID-19 infections in suburban Melbourne, ending the state's two-month streak of no locally acquired cases. Key points: The three new Victorian cases are not from hotel quarantine Authorities believe the cases were acquired from community transmission Victoria has announced further border restrictions with NSW The new cases are from Mentone, Hallam and Mitcham and were …

Australia has detected its first case of the South African variant of coronavirus in hotel quarantine. What do we know?
4 years ago

Australia has detected its first case of the South African variant of coronavirus in hotel quarantine. What do we know?

ABC  

As coronavirus infections in South Africa continue to surge, Australia has detected its first case of a new, potentially fast-spreading variant linked to the country. Queensland authorities yesterday announced a woman who had tested positive for COVID-19 in hotel quarantine was infected with the new "South African" variant, known as 501.V2. On Tuesday, Queensland authorities announced that genomic sequencing had …

Three new coronavirus cases linked to northern beaches, other infections in Sydney's inner west and Wollongong
4 years ago

Three new coronavirus cases linked to northern beaches, other infections in Sydney's inner west and Wollongong

ABC  

Key points: The three unlinked cases are believed to have spent time in the Sydney CBD The Premier has called for more testing following 16,000 tests in the last 24 hours NSW Police confirmed the bride and groom at a wedding in Pyrmont were from the northern beaches Three new cases of COVID-19 linked to Sydney's northern beaches have been …

Australia records first case of new South African variant of coronavirus in Queensland returned traveller
4 years ago

Australia records first case of new South African variant of coronavirus in Queensland returned traveller

ABC  

Queensland has detected a case of the new South African variant of coronavirus in a returned traveller — the first time the new strain has been identified in Australia. Key points: The South African strain is considered a "more contagious" variant of coronavirus The South African strain is considered a "more contagious" variant of coronavirus The emerging strain is new …

Covid: Sydney cut off from rest of Australia following outbreak
4 years ago

Covid: Sydney cut off from rest of Australia following outbreak

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Authorities are trying to get to grips with the …

NT Government declares Sydney's Northern Beaches area a coronavirus hotspot
4 years ago

NT Government declares Sydney's Northern Beaches area a coronavirus hotspot

ABC  

Northern Territory health authorities have declared Sydney's Northern Beaches local government area a coronavirus hotspot. Key points: Anyone travelling to the Northern Territory from declared hotspots needs to go into supervised quarantine Anyone travelling to the Northern Territory from declared hotspots needs to go into supervised quarantine The NT's hotspot declaration for the Northern Beaches area came into effect at …

NT records six new coronavirus cases among repatriated Australians in quarantine
4 years, 1 month ago

NT records six new coronavirus cases among repatriated Australians in quarantine

ABC  

The Northern Territory has recorded its single largest daily rise in coronavirus cases — six new diagnoses, all among repatriated Australians in supervised quarantine. Key points: The six people all returned from India on government-organised repatriation flights They will remain in specialist care at the Howard Springs facility near Darwin Repatriated Australians are required to quarantine for two weeks in …

Queensland has opened its borders today so what can we expect as coronavirus restrictions ease
4 years, 1 month ago

Queensland has opened its borders today so what can we expect as coronavirus restrictions ease

ABC  

Celebrations are underway at Brisbane Airport today as the first interstate arrivals touch down in Queensland, marking the end of the state's months-long border closure. Key points: The Queensland border still remains shut to South Australia The Queensland border still remains shut to South Australia Queensland recorded no new cases of coronavirus today Queensland recorded no new cases of coronavirus …

More cases added to Adelaide's Parafield coronavirus cluster as Peppers hotel confirmed as source
4 years, 1 month ago

More cases added to Adelaide's Parafield coronavirus cluster as Peppers hotel confirmed as source

ABC  

South Australian authorities say there are now 20 confirmed cases linked to the Parafield coronavirus cluster and another 14 suspected cases. Key points: Four new coronavirus cases have been added to the Parafield cluster Another person who tested positive is being interviewed A record number of tests were conducted in SA on Monday Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier says …

This is what we know about the Adelaide coronavirus cluster so far
4 years, 1 month ago

This is what we know about the Adelaide coronavirus cluster so far

ABC  

Seventeen people have tested positive for coronavirus in South Australia outside of hotel quarantine. The fourth case works at Yatala Labour Prison in Adelaide's northern suburbs and they're a close family contact of one of the earlier cases. But a female prisoner from a different corrections facility has also been affected because she was at the Lyell McEwin Hospital emergency …

South Australia's COVID outbreak: what we know so far, and what needs to happen next
4 years, 1 month ago

South Australia's COVID outbreak: what we know so far, and what needs to happen next

ABC  

A COVID cluster linked to a quarantine hotel in Adelaide has grown to 17 cases. Peppers Waymouth Hotel in Adelaide's CBD, which is being used for medical quarantine for overseas travellers coming into South Australia. The first is that South Australia has a very strong public health system, whereas Victoria's has had many problems. Although both Victoria's second wave and …

Seventeen new cases linked to Adelaide northern suburbs coronavirus cluster
4 years, 1 month ago

Seventeen new cases linked to Adelaide northern suburbs coronavirus cluster

ABC  

Seventeen coronavirus cases have now been linked to a cluster in Adelaide's northern suburbs, South Australia's Chief Public Health Officer says. SA Health yesterday said an 80-year-old woman tested positive after being treated at the Lyell McEwin Hospital in the city's north. It said people did not need to self-quarantine but should get tested if they had any symptoms of …

Adelaide's coronavirus cluster — will the city face the same situation as Melbourne?
4 years, 1 month ago

Adelaide's coronavirus cluster — will the city face the same situation as Melbourne?

ABC  

South Australian health authorities are working rapidly to get on top of a growing coronavirus cluster in Adelaide's northern suburbs, in an effort to prevent a second wave of COVID-19 right before Christmas. What we know about Adelaide's outbreak so far South Australia hadn't had a case of community transmission since April 17, but that streak has been brought to …

Prison worker becomes fourth SA coronavirus case as Adelaide cluster forces dozens into quarantine
4 years, 1 month ago

Prison worker becomes fourth SA coronavirus case as Adelaide cluster forces dozens into quarantine

ABC  

South Australia is staring down a new coronavirus cluster, with four people outside of hotel quarantine diagnosed with COVID-19. Key points: An 80-year-old woman and two of her relatives have tested positive for coronavirus in South Australia A fourth positive case is believed to be linked to the family cluster An Adelaide school will close on Monday due to a …

SA now has more active coronavirus cases than Victoria with a child joining tally
4 years, 2 months ago

SA now has more active coronavirus cases than Victoria with a child joining tally

ABC  

There are now more positive cases of coronavirus in South Australia than Victoria — but all of them are in hotel quarantine. Key points: There are 15 active cases of coronavirus in Victoria There are 15 active cases of coronavirus in Victoria There are 17 active cases in South Australia There are 17 active cases in South Australia All of …

Four new coronavirus cases detected in Darwin's Howard Springs quarantine facility after passengers arrive from India
4 years, 2 months ago

Four new coronavirus cases detected in Darwin's Howard Springs quarantine facility after passengers arrive from India

ABC  

The Northern Territory has recorded four new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours since 11:00am yesterday, all linked to repatriated Australians who are under mandatory quarantine in Howard Springs. Key points: The NT now has five active cases The fifth case is another repatriated Australian from the same flight who tested positive a day earlier To date, 39 cases of …

New Zealand records nearly a dozen new Covid-19 cases after eliminating virus — twice
4 years, 2 months ago

New Zealand records nearly a dozen new Covid-19 cases after eliminating virus — twice

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Eleven fishermen have tested positive …

Why NSW will not be rid of coronavirus any time soon
4 years, 3 months ago

Why NSW will not be rid of coronavirus any time soon

ABC  

The truth is, despite no new locally acquired coronavirus cases being recorded in NSW for the past 12 days, Australia's most populous state has never been rid of the virus. Key points: NSW's COVID-19 testing numbers have been falling Asymptomatic cases are being blamed for keeping the virus circulating The three new locally acquired cases are not believed to be …

Queensland again records no new coronavirus cases but Health Minister warns testing numbers down
4 years, 3 months ago

Queensland again records no new coronavirus cases but Health Minister warns testing numbers down

ABC  

Queensland recorded another day without new cases of coronavirus, but the state's tally of active cases has jumped from six to seven. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot: Confirmed cases so far: 1,386 Confirmed cases so far: 1,386 Deaths: 6 Deaths: 6 Tests conducted: 2,042,714 Tests conducted: 2,042,714 Active cases: 38 Latest information from Queensland Health. Mr Miles said the testing of wastewater …

Coronavirus Australia news: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews details Melbourne's move into second step on COVID-19 recovery roadmap
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus Australia news: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews details Melbourne's move into second step on COVID-19 recovery roadmap

ABC  

This is the statement in full: Easing restrictions in Victoria in a COVIDsafe way is vitally important so that more Victorians can get back to work and resume their normal lives. We note that at similar case levels NSW was fundamentally open while remaining Covidsafe due to a world class contact tracing facility. As many epidemiologists have encouraged, we would …

Australia’s coronavirus lockdown strategy worked. Could this be a model for the US?
4 years, 3 months ago

Australia’s coronavirus lockdown strategy worked. Could this be a model for the US?

CNN  

CNN — When Daniel Andrews, premier of the Australian state of Victoria, declared a lockdown over the coronavirus, some detractors on the right labeled him a “dictator” and said he was trying to build “a gulag.” But Andrews – a Labor Party politician who has run Australia’s second-largest state since 2014 – has remained popular with Victorians throughout the lockdown, …

Australia Says Daily Covid-19 Cases Fall To Three-month Low as States Plan Easing of Curbs
4 years, 3 months ago

Australia Says Daily Covid-19 Cases Fall To Three-month Low as States Plan Easing of Curbs

News 18  

Australia on Thursday reported its lowest one-day rise in new COVID-19 cases in nearly three months, as states said restrictions imposed to slow the spread of the virus will be further relaxed. Australia said 35 cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the past 24 hours, the lowest one-day rise since June 24. Victoria state – Australia’s COVID-19 epicentre – …

Australia’s Victoria sees a steady drop in new coronavirus cases
4 years, 3 months ago

Australia’s Victoria sees a steady drop in new coronavirus cases

Deccan Chronicle  

Sydney: Australia’s Victoria state said the daily rise in coronavirus infections eased further on Thursday, as the state began relaxing most restrictions outside its largest city of Melbourne after a steady drop in cases in recent days. Victoria, Australia’s second-most populous state, reported 28 new cases on Thursday, the lowest daily rise since June 24 and down from daily highs …

Five new coronavirus cases in NSW, Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirms border conversations
4 years, 3 months ago

Five new coronavirus cases in NSW, Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirms border conversations

ABC  

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says talks with her Queensland counterpart over the border closure have ground to a halt and that the "door is bolted". Key points: Of the five new coronavirus cases, three are from local transmission Stadium restrictions have also eased, permitting for double the previous capacity Ms Berejiklian said Queensland border conversations had not proceeded Health authorities …

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